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Discover magazine and National Geographic laying on the coffee table captured the mind of Dr. Shelby Putt at a young age.Growing up, Putt was inspired by…

A cease-fire has been in place for years, but Armenian and Azerbaijani soldiers kill each other every week in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The United States, Russia and France have been trying to negotiate a settlement.

Best-selling author Barbara Taylor Bradford's new novel follows two families living in a grand Edwardian manor. She tells NPR that Downton-style dramas are a way of encapsulating life in one house.

Mobile homes have long been zoned out of cities and suburbs. But with updated designs and a housing shortage, they're increasingly being welcomed as more-affordable starter homes.

Yamamoto's postwar childhood in Japan shaped his interest in the interplay of architecture and community. The jury of the prestigious architecture award cited the intergenerational power of his work.

The state has already sustained fire damage not normally seen until deep into the hot summer months. Fire departments and homeowners are now trying to prepare land and property for what's expected to be a long and destructive summer.

Illinois Wesleyan University plans a study of campus culture to root out hazing. A student was badly bruised and cut on his forehead during a hazing incident last month. Sigma Chi will lose its house. Plus, baseball returns to central Illinois. Hear about the rationale behind a big health bill designed to address inequities for African Americans. Learn how central Illinois parents can weigh the pros and cons of sending kids to summer camp when the pandemic is not yet done.

The group Magnetic Fields' latest release is called I. Fans of the band say that even though the lead singer sounds like a moping adolescent, the songwriting is sophisticated. Critic Tom Moon has a review.

Wear and tear are causing concern at one of big league baseball's shrines. Concrete is crumbling at Chicago's venerable Wrigley Field. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist Ron Rapoport.

On this date in 1846, the first baseball game with set rules was played in Hoboken, N.J., at Elysian Field, a park that shared names with the paradise of ancient myth. Is Hoboken really like heaven? Hear NPR's Scott Simon and classics commentator Elaine Fantham.