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Chris Booker of the Chicago Tribune profiles the prizefighters readying for "Fight Night" at Chicago's United Center as the boxers punch bags, jump ropes and talk about their chosen profession. This sound portrait is part of the Hearing Voices radio project.

The recent death of H. David Dalquist, inventor of the bundt cake pan, has reminded many cooks of the beautiful, easy cakes that quietly fell from fashion. Essayist and food afficianado Bonny Wolf has fond memories of the days of the bundt cake.

After the success of Love Is Blind, Netflix has found another way to hide conventionally attractive people from each other. We'd explain it if we could.

Going to a baseball game isn't what it used to be. For one thing, the food has gone upscale. Essayist Bonny Wolf buys into Humphrey Bogart's old line: "A hot dog at the ballpark is better than a steak at the Ritz." But she also takes note of trendier cuisine.

The head of the BBC and a top news executive resigned Sunday over criticisms about the way the organization edited a speech by President Donald Trump for a documentary.

The country's top track and field athletes are competing in Eugene, Ore., over the next several days — running, jumping and throwing for a chance to represent the U.S. in this year's summer Olympics.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi about her new book The Art of Power and her interactions with the Bush White House during the 2008 financial crisis.

In this episode of Florida Matters, we host a reporter roundtable to discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

It was the most members of a president's party to vote for his impeachment in history. Many Republicans faced safety threats ahead of the vote, but Trump had gone too far for this group.

Peruvian health officials face many obstacles as they try to get everyone vaccinated, including those who live in remote and rural areas.

Jury selection is underway for Donald Trump's hush-money trial — the first time in U.S. history a former president is being tried on criminal charges. A decision could come by summer.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff what he plans to ask Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche at his confirmation hearing.

In an Oregon hospital, a disabled woman fought for her life as her friends and advocates pleaded for proper care. Her case raises the question: Are disabled lives equally valued during a pandemic?

Dr. Steven Wasserman has entered the history books of health fraud. The Venice dermatologist recently agreed to pay $26 million to settle charges of…

The immigration bureaucracy on the border is a world of courtrooms and jail cells, officers and gray-suited guards. But no one has seen anything quite like the current effort to reunite families.

The woman killed by United States Capitol Police was identified as Ashli E. Babbitt, 35, of San Diego. She was one of four who died during Wednesday's events.

“And I hear people say, 'Oh, well, you know, you shouldn’t have Thanksgiving this year.’ … And I'm just thinking to myself, you know, shouldn’t individuals be in the position to be able to make those determinations?" Gov. Ron DeSantis said.

A duck decided to nest on the 9th story balcony of a former Royal Navy specialist. Using some carabiners, rope and a "ducket," Steve Stuttard helped all 11 ducklings and their mom get to the water.

In India, Hindu nationalists have passed laws making it harder for interfaith couples to marry. The laws have increased a stigma and emboldened extremists to interrupt weddings.

Gov. Ron DeSantis promised to go as high as the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appellate panel order issued late Saturday that sided with the CDC.

Nearly 23 million birds have died as a highly pathogenic bird flu virus tears its way through farms and chicken yards. It has spread to at least 24 states in less than two months.

The U.S. and other western countries have issued sanctions on Russian oil exports since 2022. The Planet Money team explains how the country's shadow fleet of aging oil tankers evades policing.

A retired Florida Supreme Court chief justice says President Donald Trump’s threat not to accept the outcome of the election is a grave and real threat to democracy.

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:Total positive…

The classic American novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest has hit the half-century mark. It made its author, Ken Kesey, a literary celebrity — and helped alter perceptions of mental institutions.