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The COVID-19 pandemic poses a particular threat to people in prison -- both inmates and correctional officers. The basic tenets of virus mitigation --…

John Patrick Shanley. A playwright with that name might be expected to write plays with Irish settings, Irish characters, Irish themes, Irish music. Not…

On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced new efforts by the Obama Administration to cut down on overfishing and illegal fishing, which are…

Almost a century ago, an unknown railway clerk on Maryland’s Eastern Shore revolutionized the world’s way of farming.His name was Arthur Perdue and he’d…

Last week, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt appeared before a U.S. House committee to answer questions about several scandals…

It was April 26, 1607. Three English ships, the Susan Constant, the Godspeed and the Discovery, were sailing across the wind-swept Atlantic Ocean when…

It’s time now for What Ya Got Cookin', where we talk about recipes, food trends, traditions and good eats with our resident foodies John Shields, chef,…

We begin today's show with an update on the Consent Decree, signed Thursday between Baltimore City and the U.S. Department of Justice, from WYPR Metro…

According to the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science, more than 40 percent of mammal species have experienced severe population declines over…

The Orioles avoid the Christmas rush: Means' injury means that's a wrap for '22.

Let's talk about the blood-thirsty arachnids that might be in your backyard. It’s tick season, what should you know about tickborne diseases? Plus, protecting green oases scattered across Baltimore.

We go On the Record with the archivist who oversees a rich collection of the history of the American labor movement. Some preserved pieces tell stories more than a hundred years old. Plus, academic workers at Maryland Universities say they need more support and are organizing to get it.

Prize-winning historian Martha S. Jones's The Trouble of Color explores the way racial classifications in America have impacted Black families and identity.

To the strains of Lee Greenwood’s song “Proud to be an American,” President Trump took the stage at the American Farm Bureau convention in Austin last…

The Enoch Pratt Central Library was designed nine decades ago to beckon passersby, and not alienate them from the knowledge within its walls. Now, after a…

It’s a warm afternoon on the Chesapeake Bay, with a light breeze and the clouds piled high, and Brooke Landry, a biologist with the Maryland Department of…

Theater and film director ELIA KAZAN. He directed Marlon Brando in "On the Waterfront," and James Dean in "East of Eden." He was a member of the Group Theater and co-founded the Actors Studio with Lee Strasberg. (REBROADCAST from 5/5/88).

Commentator Lee Cullum says too many Americans have no acquaintance with the past. Cullum says most Americans don't know where Medicare or welfare came from or why, and even some of our elected representatives believe history began with Ronald Reagan. But she draws some hope from the fact that "Sense and Sensibility" is both a best selling book and movie.

Commentator Lee Cullum says the rise of Pat Buchanan is a disaster for the country. If he contiues to win, he will destroy relations with other nations and make the politics of hate acceptable and tolerable. While Buchanan is right to worry about corporate downsizing and job losses, Cullum maintains he's wrong if he thinks he can reverse that trend with protectionism.

A Virginia grand jury indicts Washington, D.C.-area sniper suspect Lee Malvo on capital murder charges, moving the 17-year-old into adult court where he faces the prospect of the death penalty. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.