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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Daryle Williams, an associate history professor at the University of Maryland, about the Enslaved.org initiative aimed at documenting the lives of enslaved people.

A warm winter means that only a single vineyard in Germany produced ice wine this season.

Deborah Blum's book The Poison Squad tells the story of the fight for food safety rules at the turn of the 20th century. It's now been adapted into a PBS documentary series.

The U.S. government charged two Boston-area academics with lying about their contacts with the Chinese government, and a third with allegedly attempting to smuggle biological research out of the U.S.

Indigenous women are being kidnapped and killed at an alarming rate in the U.S. So some are teaching each other to fight back.

Nancy Yao Maasbach, president of the Museum of Chinese in America, talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about the many items in their permanent collection destroyed by a fire last week.

Saudi Arabia has canceled some international travel into the country due to the coronavirus concerns. That's affecting Muslims who were planning pilgrimages this year to the holy city of Mecca.

The president's defense team wrapped up its arguments today, as senators continued to debate whether there was enough support to subpoena John Bolton, the president's former national security adviser.

On Tuesday, President Trump announced his plan for Middle East peace alongside Israel's prime minister — and without any input from Palestinians.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Robert Battle, artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, about their new all virtual season and how the pandemic has impacted the world of dance.