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Scott Simon speaks with sisters Lena and Kira Manilich, both of whom left Ukraine, about their efforts to reunite in the United States.

NPR's newest show, Invisibilia debuted last week and our listeners responded with a range of feedback, including one story of a harrowing commute home that may or may not be true.

Sarah Collins Rudolph has spent her life coming to terms with the physical — and mental — fallout from the attack that killed her sister and three others on Sept. 15, 1963.

Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner will be part of a central Illinois trade delegation to Cuba put together by former State Treasurer Dan Rutherford. Some…

In an excerpt of the podcast A People's History of Kansas City, we hear the story of a group of seven trailblazing musicians in Kansas formed one of the first all-women mariachi bands in the country.

Sister Gertrude Morgan -- folk artist, preacher, nurse -- made a distinctive album of gospel music in 1970. Philadelphia DJ King Britt has created a tribute to the New Orleans musician.

"There's our girl!" says Sister Peggy Geraghty as the camera pans to Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt, the 98-year-old Loyola-Chicago men's basketball team chaplain.

Some people like a good fright anytime of year. For them, NPR's Book Concierge has four recommendations for scary, wintertime reads.

The new documentary tells the story of the roles women played — and continue to play — in the creation and development of electronic music, from theremin virtuoso Clara Rockmore to today.