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A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds strong support for Democrats this midterm season. It also shows increasing concern about the war in Iran and the economy, particularly the price of gas. -
It was one of the deadliest Israeli strikes of the Gaza war, devastating one extended family. A year and a half later, the survivors find their loved ones' remains. -
Travel advisers are seeing Americans picking cheaper domestic travel destinations over Europe. -
Trump's nominee for the Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, has dominated headlines for weeks. For some, his surname is a reminder of a disappearing accent in South Midland America. -
Vonn defied her doubters to race in the Olympics on a torn ACL, but her comeback dream ended with a broken left leg. Most people would want to hide after such a setback — but Vonn isn't most people. -
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with legal theorist Kimberlé Crenshaw about her new memoir "Backtalker."
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks WNBA star Napheesa Collier about the league's new contract with the players, and the state of women's sports.
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Rubio says U.S. combat operations in Iran are over as focus shifts to negotiations, takeaways from Tuesday's primaries in Ohio and Indiana, poll finds Democrats are in a strong position for midterms.
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Staffing cuts forced the National Weather Service to cut early morning weather balloon launches. Then two tornado outbreaks this spring caught forecasters by surprise.
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U.S. and allies hold their largest drills yet in the Philippines near Taiwan, showcasing new tactics and alliances to deter China—while Beijing stages its own exercises nearby.
Conversations from the World Cafe serves up a blend of blues, rock, live performances, and intimate interviews each week, produced by WXPN-FM in Philadelphia.
Tune in every Saturday morning at 9:35 for this weekly science series from the American Museum of Science and Energy.
Click here to see all of the ways you can listen to the Metropolitan Opera productions this season.
The demise of hospitals in rural Tennessee is worsening. What’s being done to stop the bleeding? A special series from WPLN News and This is Nashville.