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We all know the story: the United States of America became the United States of America after an angsty break-up with Great Britain, which had hoped we…

Most of us can name a fair number of American composers - Aaron Copland, George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, John Williams. All have written great music…

Austrian composer Franz Schubert was born on January 31, 1797, and I'll have a couple of his works on the next Fretworks, which happens to be on that…

We now know Gov. John Kasich will be back in Ohio for at least one day in April – regardless of how his presidential campaign is going.

Robert "Bobbito" Garcia, also known as world-renowned DJ Bobbito Garcia, is the co-host of NPR's podcast What's Good with Stretch and Bobbito. In the show, Stretch and Bobbito interview cultural influencers, bringing their warmth, humor, and a fresh perspective. In the 1990s, radio duo Stretch and Bobbito were pivotal figures in the evolution of hip-hop as a worldwide cultural phenomenon.

Laura Smitherman is Deputy National Editor for NPR News. She oversees breaking news and enterprise reporting from the eastern half of the United States, and she is the lead editor on immigration coverage. The National Desk covers the biggest issues facing the nation in collaboration with member stations around the country. Our reporters cover a range of beats, including national security, climate, race and identity, gender, criminal justice, state government and addiction.

In her nearly 20 years at NPR, Tracy Wahl has established herself as a champion for innovation in the newsroom. She was among the first at NPR to embrace social media as a way to engage audiences and deepen our journalism through crowd-sourced reporting. She launched Morning Edition's first Twitter account, and led the program's early ventures into multi-platform storytelling.

The president-elect promised a news conference on how he'd try to avoid potential conflicts of interest with his businesses (and more) as president. He canceled. Here's what we'd like answered.

Six weeks ago, DHL announced plans to close down its Wilmington based overnight delivery service and move to Kentucky taking between 6,000 and 9,000 jobs…

The program "Tristate Strong: Getting to Zero" will air here at 7 p.m. Thursday, December 10.