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A focus away from the past and on how the private sector can lead future economic growth underscored celebrations in the capital of the former South Vietnam.

Ken Mansfield was the U.S. Manager for Apple records when the Beatles played their final gig on a rooftop in London — and one of the few people who was actually with the band to witness it.

On Nov. 28, 1966, the writer Truman Capote invited 540 people to the grand ballroom of New York's Plaza Hotel for the "Black and White Ball."

Pop culture critic Linda Holmes has been making this annual list since 2010. Big, small, inspirational, silly — what these items have in common is that they are all wonderful and brought her joy.

For decades, journalist Roldo Bartimole skewered politicians, business executives, media and philanthropists—the people who wielded money and influence in Cleveland. He did it all from the pages of a newsletter called Point of View. He stopped printing in 2000, but continued to write columns on the web.

Scientists are racing to develop a vaccine that proves "safe and effective." It may not prevent infection in everyone who gets it, but it still could eventually stop the pandemic. Here's how.

Teenagers in Washington, D.C., were inspired by a recent lesson in the First Amendment rights of students after three federal judges and their law clerks re-enacted a landmark Supreme Court case.

One lived through the Grateful Dead's heyday; the other was born after Jerry Garcia died. Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras and NPR producer Isabella Gomez Sarmiento trade notes on a shared obsession.

When it was published in 1960, Harper Lee's modest novel helped Americans think differently about race. Now, 50 years later, To Kill a Mockingbird still resonates in a much-changed America. NPR's Lynn Neary examines the lasting impact of Scout Finch and her father, Atticus — a lawyer who defends a black man unjustly accused of rape.

President Trump has suggested 50-year mortgages as one way to help more people be able to afford home ownership.