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Some independent public opinion polls have shown most Ohioans don’t like the state’s new collective bargaining law, which is up for a statewide vote…

It was on this day in 1558 that the Spanish physician, Francisco Fernandez, brought tobacco to Spain for the first time. And it was on this date in 1933 that U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt suspended all banking transactions for ten days.

Piano-playing siblings from Utah, The 5 Browns' members were once the media darlings of classical music. They received the kind of mainstream press coverage most young classical musicians could only dream of. Now, a few years following the frenzy, the group is still building its career.

It was on this date in 1804 that the Ohio Legislature became the first state to pass laws restricting the movement of free blacks. And it was on this date in 1875 that President Grant sent troops to Vicksburg, MS to quell the violence of armed white gangs. The event would be known as the Vicksburg Race Riots.

It’s looking less and less likely that top-ranking Ohio Republicans will be able to reach a compromise with union leaders ahead of a fall referendum on…

This Sunday, Classical 101 has special programming for mothers, grandmothers, and the women who make life special for so many. Whether she's near or far,…

This week on The Blues, Saturday night, January 5th, at 11pm, Debbie Davies gets the show underway with "Time Work Your Magic." According to her...

Five things that a lot of people get wrong about the world's second largest economy - and what robots and zombies have to do with it.

NPR's Leila Fadel and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz play a word game with KERA listener Adam Boyette of Fort Worth, Texas.