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Long ridiculed for her unusual name, Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck recently turned her hardship into success. After studying perceptions around "black names" in white classrooms, she completed her Ph.D.

Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa is facing 10 counts of murder in the first degree and one count of attempted murder over the horrific attack at a King Soopers supermarket.

Despite limited research, the practice of cupping is popular with athletes including Michael Phelps, who had the procedure performed before his race in the Rio Olympics.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to KPBS reporter Steve Walsh in San Diego about Representative Darrell Issa, who is in a tight race for the seat he won by double-digit margins in the last eight elections.

In Rio de Janeiro, rather than gather round the Christmas tree, people choose to watch it float. For 10 years, the city has come together once a year to celebrate the holidays and watch the world's largest Christmas tree float in Rio's lagoa -- a small lake that sits behind the narrow strip of land known as Ipanema.

Rep. Nancy Mace isn't convinced about some of the stances her party is taking. And she's already facing blowback for it.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Tommy Gonzalez, the city manager of El Paso, Texas, where the mayor recently declared a state of emergency over an influx of migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has announced he will accept his party's nomination in Denver's Invesco Field at Mile High. The rest of the convention will be held at the Pepsi Center, a much smaller venue.

Here & Now resident chef, Kathy Gunst, says herbs are a must-have for would-be gardeners and cooks.

831 Stories is all-in on the romance genre, and the founders are cultivating a whole world around the books they publish, complete with fanfiction and merchandise.