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President Biden used his clemency authority Monday to commute the sentences of 37 of the 40 men on federal death row to life ...

With the Christmas release of the movie about Bob Dylan -- "A Complete Unknown" -- we consider what elements make for a great music biopic... and why some films hit a sour note.

Biden commutes the sentences of 3,740 people on federal death row. NIH invests $300 million to research treatments for long COVID. Officials in Lebanon assess war's damage to cultural heritage sites.

NPR's Asma Khanlid talks to ESPN's Howard Bryant about baseball legend Rickey Henderson, one of MLB's all-time greatest. He's the author of: "Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original." ...

NPR's Scott Detrow tries to spread holiday cheer by reviving an old office holiday tradition: making mulled wine in the microwave at work on Christmas Eve.

Jay Inslee knows the one place he won’t be going when he leaves office as Washington’s governor next month. Idaho. “I am not ...

In 2024 elections around the world incumbents faced stiff challenges from unsettled electorates and often lost power.

The Idaho Division of Human Resources is recommending the Idaho Legislature approve salary increases of 4% or $1.25 per hour ...

About 300 Americans a year give a kidney to a complete stranger. Researchers have studied the brains of these very generous people, and say they may feel others' pain more than the average person.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jonathan Lane, of the consortium Revolution 250, about why the Battle of Bunker Hill won't be reenacted at Bunker Hill to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S.

A reflection on the comedy stylings of Pope Francis, who is telling priests to lighten up and not be so dour.