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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with writer Deepa Anappara about her debut novel Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Clara Cunningham Osborne, sister of Navy Seaman First Class James Cunningham, who was awarded a posthumous Purple Heart for his service during World War II.

Everyone knows that red means danger, but how did purple become a cautionary color? At an EPA conference in the late 1990s, attendees nearly came to blows over color coding on the Air Quality Index.

Headed for the beach this fourth of July weekend? That's not such an easy task for some people, who have issues: specifically, bridge issues. Liane Hansen crosses the Chesapeake Bay Bridge with the help of a Vehicle Recovery Technician, whose job it is to drive people, who are afraid of heights and bridges, across the massive span.

A section of the Ponte Morandi Bridge in Genoa collapsed on Tuesday, sending cars and trucks that had been driving on the A10 motorway crashing down below.

Ohio hasn't seen a "dramatic surge" in new COVID-19 cases related to the holidays, according to the governor. But Mike DeWine says there has been an…

The Purple Heart is a priceless honor — which is why it was weird for Jamie Bath to find one for $2. It belonged to Gus Albritton, a Vietnam War vet who had it stolen from him 38 years ago.

Veteran Sebastian Gallegos was sent home from Afghanistan with a purple heart but says members of his unit have remained in the country.

Consumers are demanding "natural" food dyes, and scientists say the purple sweet potato is the most promising source of pigments to make them. But it may be a while before your red Popsicle is made with this kind of vegetable-based dye.

Those affected by wildfire smoke focus on the colors red, purple and maroon on the air quality charts. Red used to be the scariest color. Why did that change?(Story aired on ATC on June 28, 2023.)