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One of the best teams the Cleveland Indians ever fielded had a nickname, but it was hardly flattering. The 1940 Tribe squad was dubbed the “Cleveland Crybabies.” The story behind how the team landed this unpleasant sobriquet is one of many writer Scott H. Longert explores in “Bad Boys, Bad Times: The Cleveland Indians and Baseball in the Prewar Years, 1937-1941.” (Ohio University Press)

As exams kick off for the controversial learning standards, both students and teachers are trying to cope with the stress — and the political one-upmanship.

If you listen to Symphony at 7, you know we had a complete Mahler symphony cycle in early July. Next Wednesday, August 1oth, we'll begin a cycle of the…

This week's blues show opens with Victor Wainwright & the Wildroots. Mr. Wainwright was born in Georgia and ended up in Memphis. The Sonny Moorman...

Health officials say the death of a 61-year-old central Ohio woman is the first associated with a new swine flu strain. The Ohio Department of Health says…

In a single quarter, the government will borrow more than twice as much as it did all of last year, as the cost of the coronavirus pandemic dwarfs previous deficits.

Mary Kate Cary, speechwriter for President George H. W. Bush, speaks to NPR's Scott Simon about the week's political news.

More than 1,000 people were killed in the factory collapse in Bangladesh in April. Spanish companies were among those whose clothes were made at the facility. But there's a clash between the allure of low-cost fast fashion and consumer awareness of working conditions. A Spanish artist is doing her bit: She's drawing attention to workers' plight.

Mom-and-pop businesses are considering how a British exit from the EU could affect them. The owner of Britain's oldest salmon smokehouse, who wants out, says EU membership dilutes British culture.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with John Negroponte, former ambassador to Mexico under President George H. W. Bush, about his criticism of President Trump's plan to impose tariffs on Mexican imports.