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Your childhood neighborhood shouldn’t determine your future success. The American Dream is predicated on the belief that anyone, if they work hard enough,…

Hurricane Laura has rapidly intensified and is approaching the Texas-Louisiana border as a major hurricane. Meteorologists are most concerned about a big storm surge with powerful winds.

Even as the storm's center nears Louisiana's border with Arkansas, a storm surge warning remains in effect for a large section of the coast.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-758760.mp3Albany, NY – Laura Bassi (1711-1778). This Italian mother of 12 became the…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-801879.mp3Middletown and Orange Counties, NY – The New York State Police in Middletown…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-848747.mp3Albany, NY – (1711-1778). This Italian mother of 12 became the first female…

Balkans correspondent for the Financial Times, LAURA SILBER. She's the co-author of the new book, Yugoslavia: Death of a Nation (TV Books/Penguin, with Allan Little). In the book they look at the decisions that led to war. They write that Yugoslavia did not die a "natural death" that it was "deliberately and systematically killed off by men who had nothing to gain and everything to lose from a peaceful transition from state socialism and one-party rule to free-market democracy." There is also a accompanying TV documentary series to the book

Laura Bush is seen as a serene and supportive presence in the White House. On the other hand, she is not given to adoring gazes, as first lady Nancy Reagan was. Within the constraints of her life in the White House, she seems very much her own woman. During this election year, Mrs. Bush campaigns across the country, sometimes making several speeches a day. NPR's Linda Wertheimer has been listening.

The late Laura Nyro penned hits, including "And When I Die" and "Save the Country." NPR's Scott Simon speaks with composer Billy Childs about his new album of tributes, Reimagining Laura Nyro.

After two acclaimed story collections, Laura van den Berg presents Find Me, her highly anticipated debut novel - a gripping, darkly funny tale of a young…