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Pork lovers may be pining for their porcine fix as the economy puts the squeeze on everyone's wallets. But for the hard-core foodie, a DIY attitude can help bring home more bacon. A butcher in New York is teaching students how to trim some fat from their budgets.

On Monday, Deborah Rutter begins her job as president of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. She says it never occurred to her that she would be the first woman in the job.

The new play Fall tells the story of playwright Arthur Miller's son, Daniel, who was born with Down syndrome and was institutionalized as an infant. His parents never publicly acknowledged him.

A California developer wants to build the tallest building in the U.S. in Oklahoma City, where people are skeptical of the project.

Faced with a lack of treatment providers and frequent insurance denials, many parents are considering desperate measures to qualify for public insurance like Medicaid to get treatment for their kids.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., about his vote to end the longest government shutdown in history.

A man who says he is only foraging for food for a year recently taught a group of people in Charlotte, N.C., about the plants that you can find and eat on a walk.

Frank was a liberal icon and gay-rights pioneer who represented Massachusetts in Congress for more than three decades. He had been receiving hospice care for congestive heart failure.

In the aftermath of the wildfires in Lahaina, some local teachers have come together to create a memorial for students killed in the disaster.

President Biden calls himself the most pro-union president in history, and he'll be putting those claims to the test Tuesday as he heads to show support for striking autoworkers.

Rescue divers took the last four boys from the cave on Tuesday, along with their soccer coach, as rescuers raced against the possibility of rain and flooding.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Romantic Comedy, Grace Needs Space, and more.

Desmond Tutu will be remembered for helping end apartheid. But also for his memorable laugh, an infectious, cackling howl employed in the service of easing tensions in a very tense nation.

The feat the Los Angeles group Wild Up achieves in interpreting the music of Julius Eastman is the refusal to attempt impersonation — the musicians make him their muse without fetishizing him.

In the Canadian Arctic, food that's shipped in can be costly. People still hunt as their ancestors did — for seal, polar bear and narwhal.

The U.S. Department of Education has updated its College Scorecard — a trove of college-based performance data meant to help prospective students choose the best school for them.

Harry the country dog goes to explore New York City with his owner, commentator Donald McCaig. The dog apparently was glad it was only a visit.

Kathy Witkowsky visits Yellowstone National Park to allow listeners to experience the park in winter. Park officials are embroiled in a fight over whether snowmobiles should be part of winter recreation in Yellowstone.

NPR's Robert Smith continues Morning Edition's literacy series by visiting two classrooms -- both with children with outstanding reading skills, but with radically different teaching approaches.

Jacki Lyden visits a multi-cultural elementary school in Washington, D.C., to hear from children experiencing their first Thanksgiving and learning what it means to be thankful.

As the nation marks the third anniversary of the war in Iraq, Daniel Schorr, a senior news analyst for NPR, looks back to the Gulf War under the first President Bush and remarks on how the outcome of that war set the stage for the predicament the United States is in today.

The independent radio show This Way Out has covered the global queer community for more than 30 years. Now, its archives are moving to the nation's library as part of a radio preservation program.

Stephen Freccero, a former U.S. Attorney and prosecutor in the Unabomber case, explains how authorities used library records to confirm a tip given by the Unabomber's brother that ultimately led to the conviction of Ted Kasczynski.

As the News Corp scandal roils the political world in Britain, questions are raised in the U.S. about cell phone hacking and other misbehavior on this side of the Atlantic. Elements of News Corp's power structure in America have been lawyering up at a high level.

Despite overall decreases in violent crime in the U.S., a study finds a sharp increase in murders of and by black males, especially teenagers. The authors of the report say several factors could be to blame, including homeland security duties for police after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.