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250 years ago, colonists dumped tens of thousands of pounds of British tea into Boston harbor in an act of defiance of British rule that helped catalyze the American Revolution.

Israelis react to news that the military mistakenly killed three of the Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza.

In World War II, hundreds of U.S. planes crashed in the Himalayas. NPR's Scott Simon asks William Belcher, a forensic anthropologist, about a new museum that displays artifacts from the crashes.

The year is 1789, and a New England midwife is called to investigate a dead man pulled from the ice. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ariel Lawhon about her novel, "The Frozen River."

Domingo plays civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in a new biopic. Maureen Corrigan presents the best books of 2023. Jefferson explores what it means to be Black "enough" in a new film.

The Washington Wizards basketball team and Capitals hockey teams may be moving to northern Virginia. D.C. faces losing not only two sports teams but also an economic engine of its downtown.

The Washington Wizards basketball team and Capitals hockey teams may be moving to northern Virginia. D.C. faces losing not only two sports teams but also an economic engine of its downtown.

The largest food market in the Americas is doing its bit for climate change, by cutting back on food waste.

Former Trump campaign attorney Rudy Giuliani has been ordered to pay a staggering $148 million to two former Georgia election workers he spread lies about following the 2020 election.

Prince Harry and 100 other celebrities sued UK tabloids for allegedly hacking their phones to get scoops in the 1990s & early 2000s.