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NPR's Scott Simon remarks on what has become a never-ending parade of mass shootings in the U.S., and the lack of effort over the years to address them.

Host Liane Hansen talks to Covita and Christopher Moroney, founder and artistic director of the San Antonio Vocal Arts Ensemble, also known as SAVAE. Their new CD, Ancient Echoes (Rock Paper Scissors), features music and prayers from the time of Jesus to Jerusalem's Second Temple.

Aeschylus' tragedy The Persians is the first play based not on myth, but on a historical fact: the defeat of the Persian army at the Battle of Salamis. The National Theatre of Greece is performing the play in Greek with English subtitles, at the City Center in New York. This oldest surviving tragedy can, at times, seem surprisingly contemporary.

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that being even a bit overweight can potentially kill you -- or at least increase your chances of premature death. The finding comes from an analysis of 527,000 AARP members.

Felix, the most decorated U.S. track and field athlete in history, announced her decision on Instagram. The 36-year-old has won 11 Olympic medals over the course of her career.

At the age of 82, Johnny Grant's enthusiasm for Hollywood and the Walk of Fame is undiminished. The "honorary mayor of Hollywood" loves the unveiling ceremony and its bronze stars on Hollywood Boulevard..

The commentator recalls his childhood battles with musical instruments. Regardless of whether it was wind, brass, piano or percussion, practice did not make perfect.

Jim Marchant becomes the latest election-denying GOP candidate to take a step closer to running elections in their state — a trend that has alarmed experts on democracy.

Unfair labor practice charges have previously been filed against Tesla, Musk and other company executives for allegedly blocking union organizing attempts at the company.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who's expected to sign the legislation, had called for the formation of an election police force in a speech last year.