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Today marks an important date in the history of a major American metropolis known as the windy city. And hear a historic recording from Thomas Edison...

An earthquake caused catastrophic destruction on this date 151 years ago. Just four years ago, a stolen painting found its way home.

Big department stores such as Macy's and Sears were once retail empires. Now mass closures and layoffs have some business analysts predicting the end of…

On this date in 1895, Niagara Falls' power was harnessed for the first time. And in 1980, a bomb discovered in a Lake Tahoe resort created a carnival...

The healing power of horses has been an integral part of Michelle Holling-Brooks' life, and she shares hers and other stories in her new book, The Horse...

A mass pro-Syria demonstration organized by the militant group Hezbollah draws several hundred thousand in the Lebanese capital. Syrian troops, meanwhile, begin pulling back to Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley.

Mahmoud Abbas, the presumed favorite in Sunday's Palestinian elections, is running a robust campaign, backed by the late Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement. Seven candidates are running to succeed Arafat as Palestinian Authority president. NPR's Julie McCarthy reports.

The Genesis space capsule crashes into the Utah desert after its parachutes fail to deploy. The probe carried billions of particles of solar wind that NASA had hoped held clues to the origins of the universe. It's not clear whether the samples were destroyed. Hear NPR's Howard Berkes.

The Department of Homeland Security raises the terror alert level in Washington, New York and New Jersey. Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge says financial institutions like the New York Stock Exchange and the International Monetary Fund could be targeted. NPR's Libby Lewis reports.

Entertainer Gregory Hines, a marvelous dancer, Tony-winning stage actor and film star, has died of cancer, his publicist says. Hines was 57. His 1992 Broadway success in Jelly's Last Jam was a highlight of a sparkling career. Hear an NPR News report.