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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rodney Ratchford, Jr., who lost his mother and a friend in the attack on the Pentagon 20 years ago.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the legendary U.S. Route 66. We revisit a 1984 documentary made as the last stretch of the highway was being bypassed by the Federal Interstate System.

Named after the mosquito-borne disease, LA's band Dengue Fever combines psychedelic rock with Cambodian pop. For over a decade, the six member band have managed to stay relevant by sticking to this offbeat idea and introducing new sounds.

Scientists found that attaching small weights to pigeons causes them to shoot up in the social hierarchy. The finding is important because scientists often attach trackers to pigeons.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to musician Neko Case about her new memoir, The Harder I Fight the More I Love You, and some of the shocking details Case writes about her upbringing.

This week marks one year since the Jan 6 insurrection at the Capitol. This is an audio timeline of the events on the day of the riot.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Zach Helfand of The New Yorker about the planned merger of the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf — after two years of animosity.

Lily King's latest novel — about a young woman choosing between two loves while trying to live a creative life — proves literature doesn't have to be groundbreaking to be absolutely compelling.

Those households are struggling to stay afloat, according to a new poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

In Cold War Russia, getting your hands on an American rock record was close to impossible. But a few bootleggers found a way to hide their contraband in the last place anyone would think to look.

Dinaw Mengestu is known for writing about the immigrant experience, but his latest novel takes a slightly different tack: It's about love born out of loneliness and need, and complicated by war.

Author Pidgeon Pagonis discovered the truth about their gender identity when they were in college. Now they tell their story hoping to help others.

NPR is pulling together some of its favorite stories from 2022 that may have been easy to miss among the year's major news but hard to forget. Thursday, NPR shares its favorite musical moments.

A new book looks at the women who served alongside elite special operations units in order to connect with a population that was off-limits to male soldiers: Afghan women.

President Trump has said that former chief strategist Steve Bannon "lost his mind" after leaving the White House. Trump's scathing words come after Bannon is quoted slamming the president and his family in a new book, Fire and Fury.

The European capital hasn't had any flights in or out since the March 22 suicide bombing. And authorities still aren't saying when the Zaventem Airport might reopen.

The CDC is dropping its guidance for universal indoor masking, instead recommending masking pegged to local conditions where spread of the virus is considered high risk.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed's recent emergency declaration will allow the city to fast-track social services to address drug overdoses and crime.

Belanger's daughter remembers hanging out with her father for "patio party times," when they'd play music of every genre, but would often close out with his favorite Streisand cut, "Songbird."

After saying "this could have been my son" after Trayvon Martin's death in 2012, the president's calls for action grew stronger over the years.

Charles Evers, brother of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, recently endorsed Donald Trump. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to him about why.

Bailey Davis was a cheerleader for the New Orleans Saints, until she she was fired over a picture of herself wearing a body suit on her private Instagram account. Now, she's filing an EEOC complaint.

For many Americans, an NPR poll suggests, walking is their most consistent exercise. But how much can a moderately paced walk really help your health?

Until recently, it was hard for political comedians in India to lampoon their own government. Now, an Indian comic who usually targets American politicians is going after the leaders of his own country — even though he's facing an uphill battle.

The Academy Awards are a little more than two weeks away.