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When older locomotives break down, lots of folks call Jon Jaros. He's sort of AAA for old trains, operating out of a historic railway roundhouse in Cleveland. His company buys old locomotives, fixes them up and leases them out. He is also one of few people in the U.S. who travels to fix broken down older locomotives. A new locomotive can cost millions, making older ones worth the trouble to fix.

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When it came time to write her college essay, Carolina Williams told The Tennessean newspaper she went with the first thing that popped in her head: How much she loves ordering pizza from Papa John's.

The Rogers sisters say this murder ballad both offers perspective on a character they introduced in an earlier song and reflects their own career challenges.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with NPR's Scott Horsley about the White House reaction to the London incident.

A mother and daughter talk about what it means for them to come out as lesbian in different eras, and how labels — or a lack thereof — have shaped their coming out stories.

Inspired by Israel's victory in the Six-Day war 50 years ago, an American went to live there. His devotion led him to live in a Jewish settlement on contested land Israel still holds from that war.

There's a photo that's gone viral of a Canadian man mowing his lawn, like it's no big thing. In the background of the photo is a huge black tornado. Despite calls to come inside, he kept mowing.

It's been a year since NPR photojournalist David Gilkey was killed in Afghanistan, along with his Afghan interpreter Zabihullah Tamanna. They came under fire in a Taliban ambush.

To discuss the British government's response to Saturday night's terror attack in London, Steve Inskeep talks to Michael Clarke, former director general of the Royal United Services Institute.