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Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have been fighting hard to win over African-American voters. They're a critical voting bloc in Saturday's Democratic primary in South Carolina.

In a half-century of prolific creativity, the writer John Irving has produced 14 novels, including The World According to Garp (which won him a National…

The massive statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and eight other monuments will move to the museum after the city council approves the plan.

It's What Ya Got Cookin' in the summer. Tom talks with Chef Gwyn Novak from Solomon's Island and John Shield's, owner of Gertrude's at the Baltimore Museum of Art.

Popularized by his gripping thrillers, author John Grisham's latest book is his second work of non-fiction. Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions follows the stories of people falsely convicted of crimes, and the efforts to clear their names and return their freedom.

Cartoonist STAN LEE-- the creator of such Marvel comic book superheroes as Spiderman, The Incredible Hulk, The Fantastic Four, and The X-Men. He joined Marvel comic books at the age of 16, more than 40 years ago. The movie The X-Men, based on his comics, opens this weekend. (ORIGINAL BROADCAST: 10/17/91)Guest film critic HENRY Sheehan reviews the new film –Chuck and Buck.—12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY The Talented Mr. Ripley is now out on video. On the next archive edition of fresh air we hear from Anthony minghella who wrote and directed that film and the English patient. Also, an interview with Stan Lee, the creator of such comic book superheroes as Spiderman, the Incredible Hulk, and the X-Men. The new X-Men movie opens this weekend. That and more coming up on the next Fresh Air.

Denzel Washington stars in a loose remake of the 1963 Akira Kurosawa film High and Low. And four anthropomorphic turtles are back in theaters for an anniversary re-release.

The singer and co-founder of the psychedelic group died at home in São Paulo.

We get local reactions to Friday's historic Supreme Court ruling that upends a half century of abortion rights, and gives states the power to ban abortions.

We’ll go On the Record with journalist John Frece to ask about his new biography of the late U.S. Senator Daniel Brewster. Brewster was rich, ambitious, attractive to voters -- until out-of-control drinking took over his life. How did he recover?

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam ordered remove the massive memorial to Robert E. Lee more than a year ago. Now that it's down, activists and others are looking forward to what changes may follow.

Lee is acclaimed for his realistic and historical fiction, but he's made a foray into the futuristic sci-fi genre with a new novel called On Such a Full Sea. Fresh Air book critic Maureen Corrigan says sometimes it's better for writers to stick closer to familiar shores.

Arlington House has reopened after a 3-year renovation. It seeks to memorialize Robert E. Lee and acknowledge his role in the Confederacy while also telling the story of those enslaved there.

The university president said he had ordered the statue removed as a safety measure and to reflect the "abiding values" of the school, following vandalism earlier this week.

We go On the Record with Dr. Lisa Cooper of Johns Hopkins to reply to the title of her book, "Why Are Health Disparities Everyone’s Problem?" After decades researching racial inequities, Cooper now takes her ideas to a key White House panel.

We’ll go On the Record with one of President Trump’s many national security advisors, John Bolton, born and raised in Baltimore. He says the best foreign-policy decision Mr. Trump made was following Bolton’s advice to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal.

"Dreamland" takes listeners on a rich and emotional journey, holding up a mirror to Lee's lifelong battle with isolation, fear and anxiety.

Protests and court battles trailed the nearly two-year effort to get rid of the monuments. For the past month they've been acrimonious gathering places for those in favor and opposed to removal.

Longtime Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced she will be running for the U.S. Senate seat in California after Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced she'll retire at the end of this term.

"I'm very pleased to announce... we are now confident we have accounted for all of the individuals," Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said, easing fears of a higher total.