Top Regional News
While excavating the cellar of President Washington's home at Mount Vernon, Va., an archaeologist found two glass jars poking out of the dirt. They hold 250-year-old preserved cherries.
Arts & Culture
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On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss Alex Garland’s latest film "Civil War," which stars the likes of Kirsten Dunst and Cailee Spaeney as photojournalists covering what is a second American war between the states and the federal government. After that, they move on to the film “La Chimera,” which is playing at the Magic Lantern Theatre.
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Glenn Dicterow, James Lowe and Mateusz Wolski discuss music of subversion and empowerment
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“Civil War” is an intense, yet empty, study of photojournalism and a potential American future, Dan Webster says in his review.
Events
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Thank you for the 2024 Celtic Dance Party!
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The free concert is happening March 9 at 1 PM at 1110 W. Riverside Ave.
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China, the world's No. 2 economy, is still adjusting to life after the pandemic. It is less focused on promoting consumer spending because of the growing competition with the U.S. and its allies.
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In an exclusive interview, NPR's A Martinez talks with California's Gov. Gavin Newsom about a bill that would let doctors from Arizona circumvent state restrictions to perform abortions in California.
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Hamas has released a video of one of the Americans held hostage in Gaza, the first such move since the October 7 attack.
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Although federal health officials say the risk to the public remains low, traces of bird flu have been found in pasteurized milk on store shelves.
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Grand jury in Arizona indicts 18 allies of ex-President Trump. Supreme Court to hear Trump's claim he's immune from criminal prosecution. Secretary of State Blinken meets with top Chinese officials.
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Five years after two 737 Max crashes killed 346 people, some victims' families are still fighting a legal battle against Boeing. They met Wednesday with prosecutors at the Justice Department.
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Scientists say a teenager and her father discovered fossilized pieces of a jawbone that belonged to an ancient marine reptile — perhaps the largest ichthyosaur ever found.
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Fifteen years after the EPA said greenhouse gasses are a danger to public health, the agency finalized rules to limit climate-warming pollution from existing coal and new gas power plants.
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A majority of justices appeared skeptical of granting a president blanket immunity from prosecution for criminal acts, but it is unclear whether the court would act swiftly to resolve the case.
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Why is there a disconnect at times between good news about the economy, and how voters actually feel about the economy? And how is that likely to play out in the 2024 election?