Iran Calls GOP Letter 'Propaganda Ploy,' Offers To 'Enlighten' Authors Plus 14 More Stories

Your NPR stories for March 10, 2015

Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Iran Calls GOP Letter 'Propaganda Ploy,' Offers To 'Enlighten' Authors Iran's foreign minister says the letter suggests U.S. lawmakers "not only do not understand international law, but are not fully cognizant of the nuances of their own Constitution." Read this story U.S. Ambassador Leaves Hospital After Attack In South Korea "I'm walking, talking, holding my baby, hugging my wife, so I just feel really good," U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert says as he is released from doctors' care. Read this story 3 French Star Athletes Die In Helicopter Crash In Argentina Swimmer Camille Muffat, 25, boxer Alexis Vastine, 28, and sailor Florence Arthaud, 57, had widely different backgrounds and personalities. They had been filming a reality TV show. Read this story Saudi Girls Can Now Take Gym Class, But Not Everyone Is Happy Saudi Arabia has agreed to introduce physical education for girls in its gender-segregated public schools. But there's opposition from hardliners. Read this story Circadian Surprise: How Our Body Clocks Help Shape Our Waistlines We have different clocks in virtually every organ of our bodies. But living against the clock — eating late at night or working overnight — may set the stage for weight gain and chronic disease. Read this story more news stories Most Popular Do Parents Nurture Narcissists By Pouring On The Praise? Telling your kids that they're superfabulous encourages narcissistic thinking, researchers say. And that doesn't bode well for their future happiness. Better to recognize effort and say, "I love you." Read this story 47 GOP Senators Tell Iran They May Not Honor A Nuclear Deal The letter reminds Iranian leaders that while President Obama's term in office ends in 2017, many of the signers will remain in Congress far longer, some of them "for decades." Read this story For Young People In Rural Areas, Suicide Poses A Growing Threat Young men are twice as likely to die by suicide if they live in rural areas rather than cities, and that disparity is widening. Lack of mental health services is a factor; access to firearms is, too. Read this story 3 Reasons Democrats Are Freaking Out About Hillary Clinton Back-to-back Clinton controversies are making Democrats queasy. But should they be? Read this story Circadian Surprise: How Our Body Clocks Help Shape Our Waistlines We have different clocks in virtually every organ of our bodies. But living against the clock — eating late at night or working overnight — may set the stage for weight gain and chronic disease. Read this story more most popular stories Music Leila Steinberg: 'With Earl, It's A Journey' Steinberg began managing Tupac Shakur in the late '80s and stepped away from that role in 1993. She didn't manage another musician for almost 20 years, until she started working with Earl Sweatshirt. Read this story James McMurty Is More Expressive Than Ever On 'Complicated Game' Complicated Game demonstrates a new range of style and subject matter for McMurtry. Read this story World Cafe Next: Feufollet The Cajun band plays songs from its new album, which references Southwest Louisiana culture. Read this story Steve Earle And The Dukes On World Cafe The folk-country singer plays songs from his new blues album and discusses his personal struggles. Read this story Mitski, 'Townie' Faye Orlove's animated video for the fuzzy doo-wop track features hair clips, text messages, Chinese take-out boxes and NSFW images, playfully rendered in thick lines and a pink-and-orange palette. Read this story more music stories