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Montgomery, Ala., helped shape America — from the cradle of the Confederacy to the birthplace of the civil rights movement to the city's draw today as the place to reflect on the legacy of slavery.

The Full Circle Everest team will be scaling Everest next year in an attempt to make history. But it's not just about the climb. They also want to inspire Black people to explore the outdoors.

The Japanese artist is known for her "infinity rooms," which have mirrored walls that make the space feel endless. Six of those rooms are now on display at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C.

The latest movie from the Belgian filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, L'Enfant, is heading to U.S. shores. It won the top prize at last year's Cannes Film Festival. Like the brothers' previous work, it was shot in their hometown, a former industrial powerhouse that has fallen on hard times.

Two top ministers and a slew of more junior officials resigned this week, saying they could no longer serve under Johnson's scandal-tarred leadership. He narrowly got by a no-confidence vote in June.

We go step-by-step through the making of Rihanna's song "Man Down." Bringing in top songwriters and producers costs tens of thousands of dollars. Trying to turn the song into a hit costs much more.

For the second time, the University of Texas must defend its limited use of race and ethnicity in admissions decisions.

Usher — the chart-topping singer-songwriter — will be this year's halftime performer. With a catalog full of bangers, how will he squeeze 30 years of music into just 13 minutes?

In 1961, the entire U.S. figure skating team died in a plane crash. Losing a generation of top-level athletes and their coaches hobbled the U.S. The DCA crash and brought back difficult memories.

Drug overdose is the top killer of young adults — and is a problem on college campuses, too, though it often goes unreported. One mother wants to make sure narcan is easy to get in college dorms.

The nation's top safety investigators concluded there were multiple systemic failures that led to a midair blowout during the flight of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max jet last year.

Rep. Doug Collins, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, sat down with NPR after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Democrats would move forward with articles of impeachment.

President-elect Donald Trump and his newest top-lieutenant, Elon Musk, have sent Washington scrambling to avoid a government shutdown, even before Trump takes office.

China's top trade negotiator, Li Chenggang, told reporters the two had reached a "preliminary consensus," while Trump's treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said there was "a very successful framework."

The war between the US, Israel and Iran is intensifying. NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Yossi Melman, who reports on Israeli intelligence, about the state of the conflict as it enters its fourth week.

Testimony has begun in the seditious conspiracy trial against the Oath Keepers. Russia's president threatens to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine. And, North Korea fires a ballistic missile over Japan.

Catherine Keener recently won a second Oscar nomination for her performance in Capote and appeared in the popular comedy The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Now, she stars in Friends with Money, her third collaboration with writer-director Nicole Holofcener.

President Trump was impeached for inciting his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol. The violence and its aftermath will be an enduring symbol of his four years in the White House.

Nkechi Okoro Carroll is not a unicorn — but as one of the few very successful Black woman showrunners in television, she does stand out

Lachlan Murdoch, head of Fox News' parent company, is scheduled to be deposed Monday in Dominion's $1.6 billion lawsuit against the company.

Although the FDA has approved the vaccines for anyone 65 or older and anyone at least 6 months old who is at risk of a severe COVID infection, barriers to coverage and access persist.

The candidates squabbled over electability, corruption and support for Israel. They also discussed former President Donald Trump’s recent comments on immigration, inflation and how he’d handle a second presidency.

"I call it reality-based rap," Ice-T says of the gangster rap genre. His '92 hit "Cop Killer" was controversial; he later played a police detective in Law and Order: SVU. Originally broadcast in 1994.

President Trump slumped in polls and fundraising — and lost 10 days when he caught the coronavirus. He threw everything into reaching for a come-from-behind win, but Democrat Joe Biden beat him.

Have the primaries given hints about the upcoming midterms? Terrorism charges are filed against Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan. A car bomb near Moscow killed the daughter of a key Putin ally.