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Jessie Diggins, America's most successful cross country skier, raced for the final time this weekend, wrapping up her career in Lake Placid, New York.

In an activist town in the English countryside, parents have sparked a global movement by planning law-breaking disruptions so their Brexit-consumed politicians will focus on stopping climate change.

On his new album of songs written for the vocal group Roomful of Teeth, Gabriel Kahane imagines a hotel populated by eccentric guests. This story first aired on All Things Considered on April 3, 2026.

Today marks one month since Hamas attacked Israel, killing more than 1,400 and taking more than 200 hostages. The Supreme Court hears arguments in a gun rights and domestic violence case.

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Zsuzsanna Vegh, program officer at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, about what's at stake in the upcoming election in Hungary.

The creator of the AMC comedy talks about strip mall culture, why he likes to write characters who are fools, and explains why he defines success as "just sticking around."

The Bloomington City Council will have a special meeting on Monday to talk about censuring council member Jenn Carrillo.The 5:15 p.m. meeting is a…

The body of a Peoria woman reported missing in November has been found about 100 miles southwest of the city.

In the early 1990s, Chris Wink and Phil Stanton were two underemployed guys in New York City. So they came up with an idea: They'd shave their heads, paint themselves blue and put on a show.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with author and computer cientist David Gelernter about his new book, "1939: THE LOST WORLD OF THE FAIR" The Free Press, a division of Simon & Schuster). The story revolves around what ome believe to be the greatest world's fair to date. Held in New York City in 939, the fair evoked promise and hope for a high-tech future of convenience here anything seemed possible, despite the wake of the depression and the ooming shadow of World War II. Gelernter captures the essence of the fair, hile including his own interpretation of the optimism generated by this mportant event.