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Mary Louise Kelly talks to Leon Panetta, who served as defense secretary, CIA director and White House chief of staff for two presidents, about how past administrations responded to military deaths.

The Trump administration could give companies permission to set off sonic explosions to explore for oil and gas deposits. Scientists say this could seriously harm marine life.

A new survey of gun ownership in America found the percentage of Americans who own guns has decreased, even as Americans buy more guns. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Lois Beckett, who covers gun policy and politics for The Guardian, about the Harvard-Northeastern University survey.

"I find that I am bored with anything I understand," Karen Uhlenbeck once said. That sentiment is part of why she won what many call the Nobel of mathematics Tuesday.

More than half of these deaths occur well after the mom leaves the hospital. To save lives, mothers need more support in the "fourth trimester, that time after the baby is born," one researcher says.

If you go through life with a name like John Latouche, you'd better be talented.Luckily, John Treville Latouche (1914-1956) was immensely talented. He…

Harry Lawrence Freeman was arguably the most important African-American composer of opera working during the era of the Harlem Renaissance.The Cleveland…

For all of us who (attempted to) play the clarinet, there is nothing more enjoyable than spending time with someone who really can play the clarinet. I…

Few things look as spectacular as England’s majestic cathedrals, and they sound as magnificent as they look. Over the centuries, a tradition of glorious…

School children in eight states can now eat free meals and advocates are urging Congress to extend free meals to all kids nationwide.