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John Walker Lindh was a middle-class kid in Northern California who converted to Islam, traveled the world, and was captured by U.S. authorities in Afghanistan after Sept. 11, allegedly fighting alongside the Taliban. Now, he's suing the government over religious rights at a secret prison facility.

Plans to put a Guinness brewery in Baltimore County will fall flat unless the Maryland General Assembly takes action. It’s all about how much beer…

The bestselling author of The Spy Who Came in from the Coldand Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spydied Saturday at age 89; his work was informed by his own years as a spy during the Cold War.

Former head of the FBI's Serial Crime Unit, JOHN DOUGLAS. For 20 years he investigated serial murders for the FBI, and developed techniques to get criminals to talk, and to lure them into capture. He also pioneered criminal profiling. Many of his techniques have been adopted by police departments and prosecutors nationwide. DOUGLAS interviewed such notorious killers as Charles Manson and Richard Speck. He has a new memoir, Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit (Lisa Drew book, written with Mark Olshaker). (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW

The actor who plays Finn, a disillusioned Stormtrooper in the new film, has said he's "a confident, Nigerian, black, chocolate man." Nigerian filmgoers are over the moon.

Harpist Brandee Younger discusses how music by Alice Coltrane, Tank and the Bangas, and Dorothy Ashby shaped her work.

Folk singer June Tabor discusses Danny Kaye, Anne Briggs, learning to sing, Frank Sinatra and Robert Plant with guest host Will Oldham.

Reeds player Henry Threadgill discusses how music by Howlin' Wolf, Thelonious Monk and James Brown shaped his course.

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood discusses how pieces by Abdel Halim Hafez, Kraftwerk and Mohamed Abdel Wahab influenced his recent album with Kuwaiti-Israeli musician Dudu Tassa.

Kurt Vile talks about how tunes by Lou Reed, the Pixies and Thelonious Monk shaped his work.

In this episode, guitarist and singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz talks about how songs by Nickel Creek, James McMurtry and Paul Simon shaped her work.

Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney discuss how music by Sinead O'Connor, the Pointer Sisters, Patsy Cline, Buddy Holly, Kate Bush and the Wipers influenced their work.

Electronic-music producer Jlin discusses how music by Luther Vandross, Missy Elliott and Al Jarreau shaped her work.

Hear how songs by Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan and The Beach Boys shaped his musical perspective.

The new stamps will also feature the Great Smoky Mountains as well as author and illustrator Tomie dePaola.

Fans attempt to explain the sci-fi universe of Doctor Who, we meet MobtownDoulas Carla Paisley and Emily Leffler-Schulman, and transcontinental touring…

After playing a three-day match, he falls to an unranked player.

The charges will start on July 18.

Some Baltimore City Council members want fewer police patrolling around Johns Hopkins University and Hospital. But Mayor Catherine Pugh rejected the idea…

With box office revenues continuing to slump, a major studio up for sale, and the announcement that the Academy Awards will go to YouTube in 2029, this has been a tumultuous year in Hollywood.