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Cassini Discoveries Keep Coming, a Year After Its Death

The Cassini space probe spent 13 years circling Saturn, sending back data and stunning images of the planet and its moons.It made nearly two dozen loops…

House Panel Will Examine How To Counter Domestic Terrorism Threat

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan about the growing threat of violent domestic extremism following the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

"I auditioned for <em>The Lion King</em> 20 times in 15 years, until they finally told me, 'You are not passing as a straight giraffe.'" - Titus Andromedon, the character Tituss Burgess plays in the show <em>Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt</em>.

Tituss Burgess: You're Rocking This Thing

The co-star of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt talks about playing hilarious and bizarre TV characters, then goes back to his Broadway roots to sing a "sedentary" version of a Guys and Dolls classic.

A glass is filled with Moldovan wine at a wine fair in Belgium in 2013.

Moldova's Winemakers Seize Upon Region's Geopolitical Moment

The tiny European country of Moldova isn't known for much of anything, and especially not its wine. But its winemakers are trying to find new export markets and overcome their post-Soviet reputation.

Saturday Sports: Wimbledon, NBA Off-Season

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic renew a great rivalry at Wimbledon, and NBA free agency madness.

Steve Bannon appears in court in New York, Jan. 12, 2023. A federal appeals court panel on Thursday, June 20, 2024, rejected longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon's bid to stay out of prison while he fights his conviction for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the U.S. Capitol attack.

Appeals court panel refuses to delay Trump ally Steve Bannon’s prison sentence

Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of Donald Trump, is supposed to report to prison by July 1 to begin serving his four-month sentence for contempt of Congress.

Netherlands' Demi Vollering celebrates on the podium after winning the Women's Tour de France cycling race in Nice, France, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026.

Demi Vollering wins Tour de France for the 2nd time

Vollering, who first won the competition in 2023, finished the stage more than a minute ahead of Spaniard Paula Blasi Cairol and 2024 champion Polish rider Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney.

Ibrahim Songne, an immigrant from Burkina Faso, opened a pizza spot called IBRIS in the Italian town of Trento. He overcame local prejudices — and now has been named to a list of the world's top 50 pizzerias.

An African immigrant's pizza wins global raves — and overcomes Italian prejudices

Ibrahim Songne's pizza place triumphed over local anti-immigrant sentiments — and now has earned a spot on a worldwide top 50 pizza list! To think — he didn't even like pizza when he first tried it.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin campaigns for Republican congressional candidate Yesli Vega at a restaurant in Fredericksburg, Va. Youngkin noted Vega could make history by becoming Virginia's first Latino congressional representative.

Latino voters weigh abortion rights — and the economy — in a key congressional race

Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., is running for reelection in a newly drawn district against Republican Yesli Vega as the national conversation on abortion plays out, especially with Latino voters.

Carla Hall says her new cookbook is all about celebrating home-cooked meals as a way of bringing people together. "We're all connected through food, and the dishes in this book show that we're more alike than different," she writes. "Sure, I grew up with grits, but it's served as polenta in Italy."

In Kitchens Around The World, Comfort Foods Bring Us Together

Chef Carla Hall invites us over to make spanakopita, one of her favorite Greek dishes. Her new cookbook is all about celebrating the way home-cooked meals unite us — no matter where we're from.

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