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A conversation about economic inequality and the concentration of wealth prompted by the publication in English earlier this year of French economist…

Personalized guns, or smart guns, are firearms designed to operate only for their authorized users. Gun control activists argue that these types of…

From the Sons of Liberty and the Boston Tea Party to Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters and the hip-hop B-Boys of the South Bronx, a romp through the nation's…

Dr. Gerard Mullin, a digestive health specialist from Johns Hopkins, talks about how certain foods can replenish so-called friendly bacteria to help…

While war brings death and destruction, history shows that it has been a great driver of human progress. So argues libertarian political scientist…

What does our newfound ability to handle vast amounts of data mean for the future of medicine? Healthcare is likely to become more tailored to the…

Opal Lee walked in places all around the country for years to help establish Juneteenth as a national holiday.

Republican incumbent Mike Lee endorsed opponent Evan McMullin in the 2016 presidential race against Donald Trump, but then developed a close relationship with Trump, before eventually backing away from the former president's election conspiracies.

Justin Lee grew up in a Southern Baptist family. At age 18, he came out to his family and church, who had trouble accepting him as a gay man. Lee later started the Gay Christian Network to encourage a dialogue between gay Christians, their families and their churches. His new book is Torn.

The box had been buried underneath a statue of Robert E. Lee for 134 years. It was the time capsule that historians had long hoped to find.

President Trump has threatened Democratic-run cities, like Chicago and Oakland, that if they don't "learn their lesson" and "clean-up" crime, he will get involved. But leaders of these cities say they are doing the work to reduce crime in ways that will make a lasting impact.

Yoon Ha Lee's new novel is hard to sum up — in an alien world so dissimilar to ours its technology seems like magic, reality is a consensus that requires intense, rigid belief to function.

Bishop Eddie Long built New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, one of the nation's largest churches with some 30,000 members. The Atlanta megachurch pastor has died at age 63.

Korean American author Julia Lee pulls no punches about the experience of being Asian in the U.S. today, in her memoir Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in Black and White America.

Author Andrea L. Rogers and artist Rebecca Lee Kunz met by chance at the Cherokee National Holiday. Then they won the 2025 Caldecott Medal for their story about a helpful little boy named Chooch.

Producer Derek Rath speaks with Hamilton Lee, drummer for the London-based musical collective Trans-Global Underground. The band blends hip-hop, trance, reggae, Indian classical and several other music forms in its new album, Impossible Broadcasting.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Michael Lee of The Washington post about the NFL's bleak history hiring Black head coaches.

Sharing your living space with roommates is not easy. NPR's Life Kit has tips for keeping relationships with your roommates copacetic.

Picture the most depressing version of society you can imagine, a hundred years from now--and then picture it in Baltimore.That’s the setting for a new…

I’m in heaven these days because we are swimming in fresh picked corn. I tend to really load up on corn on the cob during those summer months when we can get it. But Chef Jerry Pellegrino will tell you, corn on the cob is just the start… there’s so much more you can do with fresh Maryland corn. And Chef Jerry Pellegrino offers a primer on using summer corn.