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COMMENTARY:As millions of people came online in the late 1990s they needed help figuring out what each webpage was about, and how to find what they were…

Millions of people will pass through airports this holiday season, tossing trash into cans that will combine with waste from restaurants and airlines into…

American symphonies have just begun a new season — but many musicians around the country have yet to play a single note on stage.

Known for rom-coms, the actor, currently starring in Mud, is taking on more dramatic roles.

The Obama administration and the president's Chicago-based re-election campaign are trying to minimize the risks of offending teachers and union members by carefully navigating the tricky waters between Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the striking teachers.

Water wells and streams in Leroy Township, Pa., have been bubbling up with methane gas in the past few months. The state's Department of Environmental Protection blames nearby natural gas fracking operations. A local well operator has installed water filters for residents and says the problem has been fixed.

Some college athletes who dreamed of going into pro sports are instead finding full-time work on NASCAR pit crews. NASCAR is recruiting athletes, not mechanics, and has a special training center.

The measure would allow Congress to review and potentially reject a nuclear deal with Iran. Steve Inskeep talks to Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin, ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Donald Sterling says he'll sue the NBA for forcing him to sell his franchise, and Americans at the French Open work to stay on top. NPR's Scott Simon talks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about all the sports news.

Professor Jordan Ellenberg gives students points for recognizing when they get a wrong answer, even if they can't figure out why. In his new book, he writes that good math is about good reasoning.

The new series debuting tonight — about the son of a Middle Eastern dictator returning home — misses the mark with a pro-U.S. attitude that turns characters into caricatures.

It seems everyone has one: the eccentric relative much gossiped about. For Walter Shapiro, it's his great-uncle, Freeman Bernstein. The vaudeville manager, boxing promoter, card shark and stock swindler managed to scam the Third Reich. Shapiro writes about this in his new book, Hustling Hitler.

Chynna Clugston Flores' cult comic about a music-crazy high schooler and her mad mod friends is back after more than a decade. It's a largely autobiographical look at teen life in the early '90s.

Renee Montagne talks to David Rennie, Washington bureau chief for The Economist, about Theresa May, who is poised to become British prime minister. David Cameron is expected to resign on Wednesday.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Tony Romm of The Washington Post about a House panel looking into competition in the digital industry — examining if tech companies use anti-competitive practices.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Victor Cha, an expert on North Korea and former top adviser to the George W. Bush administration, about the U.S.-North Korea summit in Hanoi.

The Mountains-to-Sea Trail is North Carolina’s longest hiking path, running 1,200 miles from the Tennessee border to the Atlantic Ocean — but it’s still a…

Steve Bannon is back in the saddle running Breitbart News after being forced out as President Trump's top political adviser. We assess how Breitbart has covered the White House since Bannon's return.

A century after the horror writer created Cthulhu, board game creators and players have resurrected the deep sea monster and brought it into pop culture. Why is this beast making a comeback?

Reporter Robert Worth returned to Aleppo after years of urban warfare destroyed the once beautiful Syrian city. He tells Steve Inskeep about the people who managed to stay alive during years of war.