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Midnight In Chernobyl author Adam Higginbotham spent years investigating the 1986 explosion and its aftermath. He says design flaws, human hubris and Soviet secrecy all contributed to the disaster.

Cables, who's experienced severe health problems recently, makes a comeback on a new album with his trio. The pianist's solos on I'm All Smiles reveal a deep sense of groove — and a mind at work.

Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) joins Here & Now's Lisa Mullins to discuss conditions he observed Monday on a visit to three southern border facilities.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is rejecting a push to take on Chicago’s pension debt. But local pension costs are a growing problem across the state.Towns…

Maine elected a wave of Democratic women to state office in 2018. They've pushed Maine to join a handful of other states shoring up the right to an abortion ahead of expected Supreme Court challenges.

For eight years, a roving band of competitive barbecuers has traveled to emergency zones across the U.S., serving thousands of hot and tangy meals to people in need. Now they've got a cookbook.

The U.S. won over England in the semifinals of the Women's World Cup. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with sportswriter Stefan Fatsis for post game analysis.

On the Fourth of July, President Trump plans to deliver a speech on the National Mall — a break from how Independence Day festivities in the capital are traditionally celebrated.

Days after the Supreme Court ruled to keep the question off the census for now, the Trump administration decided to stand down on its efforts to push for its addition on forms for next year's count.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Joaquin Castro about a delegation he led to border detention facility and a secret Facebook page for border patrol agents.