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Growing up, Bridgett M. Davis' mother booked and banked bets from their home in Detroit. She writes the role of "the numbers" in the black community in her memoir. Originally broadcast Feb. 4, 2019.

Today is Wednesday, the 28th of November of 2018. It is the 332nd day of the year. 23 days until winter begins.706 days until presidential elections on…

Happy Birthday to violinist Itzhak Perlman (special guest for the opening of the San Francisco Symphony on 9/5)! Today is Friday, August 31, 2018, the…

More than half of workers surveyed said they were reluctant to enforce COVID-19 safety measures with customers from whom they would receive tips, according to the One Fair Wage study.

Washington passed a law this week to create a new kind of public health insurance. It could inspire other states to try such a plan, but consumers might be in for a reality check.

The media is in the spotlight for its coverage of a standoff between Covington Catholic High School students and a Native American elder.

This is Part 2 of a four-part series about high-speed rail in California. Part 1: First Stop, Fresno. Part 2: Corn nuts and the bullet train. Part 3: Will…

NPR's Scott Simon asks Hugo Leclercq, also known as Madeon, about his latest album Good Faith. His YouTube mashup of 39 tunes called "Pop Culture" went viral in 2011.

All of DelaineEastin Elementary School’s 863 students — plus 18 teachers and staff — are on the school tarmac, formed into squares of eight dancers each…

Drag is experiencing a golden age, thanks to TV's RuPaul's Drag Race. But the tradition of drag performance has its roots as far back as Greece and has gone through a radical evolution in the U.S.

The countries have submitted a request to the International Criminal Court in the Hague for an investigation of alleged human rights abuses in Venezuela dating back to 2014.

Think of these 100 songs (Nos. 60-41 here) as a silver linings playlist for the worst year of our collective lives.