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The first Harry Potter book came out 20 years ago today. One year later, in 1998, was the first time we mentioned the book, on All Things Considered. Here's Margot Adler's piece in its entirety.

German bass Kurt Moll has died at the age of 78.It was Moll's voice that most entranced me when, many years ago, I bought my first opera recording,…

The luxury department store is well known for its opulent offerings, but the vegetable dish is drawing scorn and ridicule for its price and has inspired the hashtag #GentrifiedGreens.

Will surprises never cease? Recently singer-songwriter Bob Dylan received the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature. Now composer Philip Glass won the 2016…

The crackdown follows the airing of video taken in the country's northeast that showed parents, relatives and friends of students scaling school walls to pass cheat sheets through windows.

It's the first time Queen Elizabeth has faced a possible strike by employees of the royal family. At issue is whether employees should be expected to take on extra duties for no additional pay.

The "Carnegie Hall Live" series on Classical Showcase Friday evening at 7 will feature a solo piano recital by Andras Schiff. He'll play sonatas by four…

Gov. Tom Wolf has declared a moratorium on the death penalty in Pennsylvania, taking a stance he had embraced during his recent campaign. Wolf, a Democrat, was sworn in last month.

Ohio has received federal approval for its education accountability plan required under ESSA, the Every Student Succeeds Act. The U.S. Department of Education signed off on the state’s proposal Tuesday, along with ten other states. “These plans should not be considered a ceiling, but as a foundation upon which states can improve education for students,” U.S. Secretary for Education Betsy DeVos said in a press releases announcing the approval.

One of the lead singers of the band Linkin Park, which found great success in the early 2000s, died Thursday in Los Angeles.