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Partners Robert Conk and Jennifer Fallon talk through the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in Feb. 2024.

StoryCorps Fort Myers: A couple talks about their relationship, love at first sight, and the importance of laughter

In this installment from the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in Feb. 2024, we hear Jennifer Fallon speaking with her partner Robert Conk about how they met, their decision to move to Southwest Florida, their relationship, and the importance of laughter.

House and Senate Leaders Want Out of PARCC

Florida House and Senate leaders say they aren’t happy with a new exam which could replace the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or FCAT.Senate…

Pakistan's Former Leader Musharraf Charged In Bhutto's Death

A Pakistani court Tuesday indicted former president and army chief Pervez Musharraf on murder charges in connection with the 2007 assassination of Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. For more on this development, Renee Montagne talks to Associated Press reporter Rebecca Santana, who's in Islamabad.

Where U.S.-Taliban Peace Negotiations Stand After Recent Bombings In Afghanistan

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Associated Press reporter Kathy Gannon about the U.S. peace negotiations with the Taliban, in light of recent Taliban bombings in Afghanistan.

What Led To Recent Violence In Iraq, Where Anti-Government Protesters Have Been Killed

Dozens of anti-government protesters in Iraq have just been killed by government forces. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Associated Press correspondent Samya Kullab about what led to the recent violence.