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Updated May 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM EDTThe Scripps National Spelling Bee celebrates its 100th anniversary this week. The annual competition where students put their spelling skills to the test began in 1925 when nine newspapers hosted a spelling bee. Only nine spellers participated in that first competition. Millions of spellers have participated since then. NPR spoke with champions from different generations to reflect on how the competition has impacted their lives.

1 month ago | ctpublic.org | Milton Guevara |Majd Al-Waheidi

Ian Fleming, the British writer best known for creating the world's most famous spy, is back in the spotlight decades after his death. Before he published the James Bond stories that made him famous, he worked as a stockbroker and served unofficially at times for British intelligence. In the 1950s, his James Bond books quickly captured the public's imagination and became an enduring pop culture phenomenon. President John F.

1 month ago | m.kuow.org | Milton Guevara |Majd Al-Waheidi

British author and creator of James Bond Ian Fleming (1908-1964) with two pieces of original artwork from the American hardback editions of his books, circa 1960. Archive Photos Ian Fleming, the British writer best known for creating the world's most famous spy, is back in the spotlight decades after his death. Before he published the James Bond stories that made him famous, he worked as a stockbroker and served unofficially at times for British intelligence.

1 month ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | A Martínez |Adriana Gallardo |Milton Guevara

What's in a name? José Cuervo's namesake tequila brand is intertwined with some of the most pivotal moments in Mexican history, from gaining independence from Spain in 1821 to the Mexican Revolution. A new book, Tequila Wars, José Cuervo and the Bloody Struggle for the Spirit of Mexico, by journalist Ted Genoways, pieces together Cuervo's crusade to modernize and export the alcoholic spirit made from the blue agave plant.

Mar 12, 2025 | npr.org | A Martínez |Milton Guevara |Ally Schweitzer

The president of the American Bar Association, which sets ethical standards for lawyers and leaders, says that the Trump administration is attempting to tip the scales of justice by targeting judges and lawyers who make decisions it disagrees with. "We're really trying to highlight the pattern of words and actions that should concern every American," William R. Bay, ABA president, told NPR.