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Experts say the Southwestern U.S. is now the driest it's been in 1,200 years, which has many on edge for another long, destructive summer for wildfires.

As her memoir, Living History, tops the best-seller lists, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton stops by NPR to answer questions about her political ambitions, President Bush and her husband, former President Bill Clinton. Listen to Senior Correspondent Juan Williams' interview with the former first lady on Thursday's Morning Edition. Hear the full interview online.

The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the African American community is getting attention and action in Mecklenburg County. But panelists at an…

A new toilet is scheduled to leave for the International Space Station on Thursday. The new commode is smaller and more efficient for deep space exploration and better accommodates female astronauts.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Charles Chavis Jr. of the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which is beginning its two-year investigation of the state's harrowing history of lynching.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated about the amazing play seen at the U.S. Open this year.

Some fatal shootings that have happened at U.S. houses of worship since 2012:Nov. 5, 2017: Dressed in black tactical-style gear and armed with an assault…

Hurricane Barry last weekend was just the latest to batter Louisiana's coast. The state is trying to preserve some traditions before they disappear.

In the gritty and graphic A Single Shot,a man accidentally kills a woman while hunting and becomes entangled with a group of criminals. Directed by David M. Rosenthal, the film stars Sam Rockwell, Jeffrey Wright and William H. Macy.

In her new book, The Trip To Echo Spring, Olivia Laing investigates the role of drinking in the lives of six great American writers: Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Cheever, John Berryman, Tennessee Williams and Raymond Carver.

A major storm system is causing havoc for travelers trying to get home from their holiday destinations. Powerful winds and blizzard conditions have hit parts of the U.S.

The tax code has long favored investment income over the money you get in your paycheck. But today's rates on dividends and capital gains are especially low, dating to tax cuts installed under President George W. Bush. And they're one target in the talks to avert a so-called fiscal cliff.

One of Britain's most celebrated authors has launched a withering attack on the Duchess of Cambridge, the pregnant wife of Prince William, branding her a "shop-window mannequin" with a plastic smile whose only role in life is to breed. Prime Minister David Cameron described award-winning writer Hilary Mantel as "misguided" after she likened the former Kate Middleton to a "machine made" doll, devoid of personality.

There are three reasons to see this prequel to the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz: the trio of witches played by Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams. But James Franco, who stars as the wizard-in-the-making, disappoints — and the film as a whole is a bit snoozy.

Philadelphia is preparing to welcome Pope Francis and about 2 million of his followers this fall, during the popular pontiff's first visit to the U.S., an event is generating both excitement and anxiety.

For the last half century, pop music has evolved from blues to disco to hip-hop. By digitally analyzing more than 17,000 songs, a team at Queen Mary University of London has released a study showing how pop music has changed throughout history.

At San Quentin Prison in California, an inmate nicknamed "Wall Street" has gained a reputation for his stock-picking prowess while serving a life sentence.

Also: the man who dug through John Updike's trash; a new biography of Robin Williams.

TV critic Eric Deggans debriefs with Audie Cornish about Thursday night's live performance of the musical, Peter Pan, on NBC.

The documentary, based on Ron Suskind’s best-selling book, “Life Animated, A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes and Autism," opens tomorrow.