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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WBEZ listener Larry Birkenmeyer of Glenview, Ill., and Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Historian Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor spent years researching the racial slur, but never revealed that her father was the legendary comic who used it profusely. Her new book is Something We Said.

A second federal agency advanced Trump's arch proposal on Thursday, but requested more information about its implications for everything from the landscape to pedestrian safety to aviation.

NPR's Michel Martin asks Republican pollster Jim Hobart how voters view President Trump's agenda – the Iran war, the "anti-weaponization" fund, the ballroom – and what informs their midterm choices.

Public health experts are worried that states are less prepared to respond to the Ebola outbreak and other infectious disease threats because many weakened their public health authorities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Serena Williams, one of tennis' all-time greats, announced she is making a comeback at next week's HSBC Championship after four years away from the court.

Congress returns to town with the same problems they left before Memorial Day: immigration funding, opposition to a new Justice Department fund, and questions about Iran war oversight.

For months ahead of the World Cup, states and cities have been preparing to protect travelers and local communities from potential threats including foodborne illness and infectious diseases.

Pope Leo's Black family roots inspired journalist Susan Saulny to research her Creole great-uncle who moved to Chicago, became white and didn't return. She describes her journey to reunite her family.

To mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is Tuesday, April 14, QUEER POWER HOUR is revisiting Making Gay History's series about the dark, overlooked history of Nazi persecution of LGBTQ people in the lead up to World War II and during the Holocaust.

The Trump administration has expanded one program launched during the Biden administration: an effort to crack down on human smuggling networks.

Once again, we’re appreciating Scandinavian artists. This episode features an iconic song by A-Ha and Norwegian singer-songwriter girl in red.