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This week, a professor who had JUST been appointed to head the Jewish Studies department at Queens College in New York resigned from the post. Thomas Bird is NOT Jewish and great controversy had arisen over that fact. A colleague of his was quoted as saying the appointment was "unheard of" and "inappropriate." Robert Siegel talks to that critic of this appointment-- Professor Samuel Heilman who once directed the Jewish Studies at Queens College. He says the head of such a department must be a kind of role model and has a symbolic and emblamatic role to play-- and therefore should be Jewish.

The Eagles pulled out a win over the Kansas City Chiefs this week, but they might opt out of making the traditional visit to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

How do you make a deal with someone you don't trust?

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kendall Spencer, former student athlete NCAA board member, about the NCAA and Power 5 athletic conferences agreeing to pay former student athletes almost $2.8 billion.

Bahar Movahed is a practicing orthodontist in Southern California. She's also a classically trained musician with a solo career, something she wasn't allowed to have in Iran, where women are prohibited from singing alone in public.

The conspiracy case involving the Oath Keepers extremist group is one of the most closely watched of those related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Bruno Mars is the most-listened to artist in the world on Spotify. He's won 16 Grammys. In case you thought there were no battles left for him to win, this week he unlocked another achievement.

People choose fast-food restaurants for a quick and easy meal. Now one national chain is betting that its customers will buy a meal-kit and make branded dinners at home.

The Biden administration is giving out a billion dollars to communities across the country to plant trees to combat extreme heat and increase access to nature.

Volunteers at a Maryland senior living community bring back letter writing in a unique pen pal program.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Georgetown Law Professor Steve Vladeck about the role federal courts can play as a check on presidential power during a second Trump Administration.

Whether it's a year of big losses or big profits, most companies still manage to hold a holiday party for employees. A Silicon Valley businessman offers some advice on avoiding the pitfalls of the season.

Arianna Huffington says we're in the midst of a sleep deprivation crisis and that Donald Trump really shouldn't be bragging about needing only four hours of sleep a night.

Award-winning sports journalist John Feinstein explains how he's gotten some of the most talented and temperamental athletes and coaches in the world to talk to him. His book One on One details his conversations with people like Bobby Knight, Tiger Woods and John McEnroe.

In The Price of Inequality, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz argues that widely unequal societies don't function effectively or have stable economies. Even the rich will pay a steep price if economic inequalities continue to worsen, he says.

Despite his own claims to the contrary, President Trump signed fewer laws than any of his recent predecessors. But numbers aren't everything. Significance matters more.

President Trump tweeted Wednesday night suggesting that the three Americans being held in North Korean labor camps might be released soon.

Harvey? He's a bulldog with a lead foot. British TV announcer Johnny Vaughn? He's an unhappy bulldog owner with a newly dented $96,000 Maserati.

In Columbus, Ohio, neighbors are debating whether Sen. John Kerry or President Bush will be better for America. In this political battleground state, voters are finding it hard to win their neighbors over to their point of view. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep.

"I want to pass on the joy of playing this music to others, just as Rev. Davis passed it on to me."

Florida is one of the strictest states when it comes to restoring the right to vote for people with felony convictions. Former felons do not...

Alexie says he always struggled with being named after his dad — so he decided to write a book about it. Thunder Boy Jr. is about a little boy who is eager to have his own name and be his own person.

As Muslim students across the country began fasting for Ramadan, colleges have stepped up efforts to make them feel more included on campus.

President Trump has refused to release his tax returns. Many Democrats are using that against him, as they reveal their own personal wealth and financial interests.

For 1,000 years, the Anasazi Indians were lords of what's now the American Southwest. Then, apparently without warning, they all but vanished. Commentator Craig Childs says climate changes helped explain their disappearance.