From a wedding in an unlikely venue to the couple from Oakland who saved Star Trek, these are some of the stories followers on KALW's social media enjoyed in 2022.
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Officials are seeking at least $1 million in damages from the owners of the tanker that hit a cruise ship last week. The incident was dubbed "the miracle on the Mississippi" after no one was killed. -
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and WCAI listener Dianne Harrison. -
America's most iconic road, Route 66, turns 100 years old this month and The Green Book, which helped Black travelers navigate safely, was first published 90 years ago.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Tahmima Anam about her novel "Uprising." It's about sex workers on a Bangladesh island who stage a revolt.
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The raccoon who passed out in a liquor store last year has become an unofficial mascot for Hanover, Va. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Chief of Animal Protection Jeffrey Parker about its popularity.
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Malcolm Guite, author of two books of poetry about King Arthur, is an unlikely breakout poet in an age of anxiety and suspicion.
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In several states, Democrats took control of legislatures that had been divided and they weakened GOP dominance in others. Issues on the agenda: More access to health care, new limits on school vouchers. -
A year ago in November, New Mexico became the first state to offer free childcare to every eligible family, regardless of income. -
The film Being Heumann tells the lesser-known story of the mother of the disability rights movement. A new generation of activists share how they "carry the torch" today. -
A federal judge on Saturday ordered a two-week delay to any work at a historic Washington public golf course not far from the White House.
