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Melissa Block talks to Rob Dunn about his new book, The Man Who Touched His Own Heart, a history of science and medicine's efforts to understand the working of the human heart.

FILM STREAMS DISCUSSION – Films: Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus) and La Historia Oficial (The Official Story). Orfeu panel: Maria Arbelaez, Associate…

In an exclusive interview with NPR, Foreign Minister Hector Timerman says he met Iranian officials as part of the effort to find out who was behind the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center.

NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU STATE FAIR DEBATE – Nebraska Senatorial debate between Republican Mike Johanns, Democrat Scott Kleeb, and Green Steve Larrick, from…

A top Japanese diplomat says indirect negotiations to free a captive journalist from the militant Islamic State group have reached a "state of deadlock."

A play based on interviews with former NFL players, their families and fans digs deep: What's so fun about a sport that devastates bodies and brains? And what if it can't be made safer?

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A proposal to raise the fee for marriage licenses in Nebraska is headed to a first-round vote in the Legislature next week.Lawmakers…

Their goal is to make the world a better place 15 years from now. And the U.S. State Department listened to their ideas. But that doesn't mean they are oblivious to Justin Bieber and Gossip Girl.

This year marks 25 years of the original Ice Hotel, carved from snow and ice bricks in far northern Sweden. This story originally aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 29, 2015.

Poet Rod McKuen was loved by millions but mocked by literary critics. He died this week at age 81.