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In the summer of 1925, H. L. Mencken traveled to the small town of Dayton, Tennessee, to cover the trial of John Scopes, who challenged the law against…

Tom talks with Dr. Miho Tanaka, an Orthopedic Surgeon and the Director of the Johns Hopkins Women’s Sports Medicine Program.Miho is recommending:How the…

Tom talks with the cultural anthropologist Dr. Stanford Carpenter. Dr. Carpenter is recommending two comics/graphic novels:"I Am Alfonso Jones" by Tony…

A continuing conversation about the nation's income gap, the concentration of wealth and poverty with Barbara Morgan, visiting lecturer in economics at…

A look at charges that Fannie Mae has neglected foreclosed properties in predominately black neighborhoods, making them harder to sell. And we hear about…

Dr. John Cmar, infectious disease specialist at Sinai Hospital, returns for another edition of Midday on Health. In this hour, we’ll look at number of…

Johns Hopkins University cancer researchers Christian Tomasetti and Dr. Bert Vogelstein explain their controversial paper, published by the journal…

Johns Hopkins University cancer researchers Christian Tomasetti and Dr. Bert Vogelstein explain their controversial paper, published by the journal…

Dr. John Cmar, an infectious disease specialist at Sinai Hospital, continues our coverage of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa with a look at the history…

A conversation with the president of the Johns Hopkins University on, among other topics, the troubling decline in federal funding for research by young…

What happens when 10,000 scientists work to slam together particles moving near the speed of light? Tom Hall asks David Kaplan, Johns Hopkins physics…

A conversation with the Republican candidate for Maryland's 6th Congressional District seat currently held by freshman Democrat John Delaney. Bongino is…

John Waters shares his stories of hitch-hiking and WYPR listeners tell theirs when the Baltimore filmmaker joins Dan in Studio A.

Dr. John Cmar, infectious disease specialist at Sinai Hospital, returns for another edition of Midday on Health.In this hour, we'll look at number of…

Computer scientist Philipp Koehn leads a group at Johns Hopkins University that’s building translation technology and targeting languages for which…

Seven busts along with a statue and a plaque — all honoring Confederate leaders — are quietly ousted from Virginia's Old House Chamber on orders from the state's House of Delegates speaker.

In Alabama, Lee County was hardest hit by the series of tornadoes that devastated the state. Authorities put the death toll at 23 so far, with dozens still missing.

Opponents say it dilutes non-white voting power.

Texas this week approved regulations that require training and background checks for people who help consumers navigate the Affordable Care Act. But the federal government already requires this kind of trainign. KUHF's Carrie Feibel reports that Texas officials say the rules protect the consumer, while others say it is yet another way to thwart Obamacare.

The film 12 Years a Slave won Best Picture, while Gravity won seven awards, including for director Alfonso Cuaron. Matthew McConaughey and Cate Blanchett also took home Oscars.