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The winner of two Olympic gold medals and five consecutive world championships, Button died Thursday in North Salem, New York, at age 95.

A car bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, has killed nearly 100 people and wounded at least 150 more, in a heavily guarded area of the city. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

NPR's history podcast Throughline tells us the story behind the N95 mask.

Wataru "Wat" Misaka, the first non-white to play in the NBA, has died. His sportsmanship and other accomplishments left an indelible mark.

John Glenn, the pioneering astronaut and longtime U.S. Senator for the state of Ohio, died Thursday in Columbus. He was 95."Godspeed, John Glenn"Around…

Fighter pilot, astronaut and former US Senator John Glenn has passed away.

The maestro led the orchestra from 1982 to 2002.

The high-quality masks will go to pharmacies and community health centers starting this week in an effort to control the spread of COVID-19.

One of the architect's of NASA's mission control has died at age 95. Chris Kraft was one of the original employees of the space task group and the agency's first flight director.

An app called Blade is offering special service during Pope Francis' visit. You can take a helicopter across town — as the pope continues his message on the importance of fighting poverty.