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NPR's Scott Simon interviews Jeff Abraham and Burt Kearns about their new book, The Show Won't Go On: The Most Shocking, Bizarre, and Historic Deaths of Performers Onstage.

At StoryCorps, retired Col. Denise Baken says the challenges she faced as both a woman and an African American in the Army weighed her down over time, mentally and physically.

A funeral mass took place on Saturday in Washington, D.C. to remember the life of one of the founding mothers of NPR.

Former Vice President Joe Biden was reacting to reports that President Trump pressured Ukraine's leader to investigate Biden's family.

Meanwhile, President Trump and his allies say he has committed no wrongdoing in his communications with the leader of Ukraine.

On Sunday, more than 200 people paid their respects at a ceremony to mark the "death" of the glacier in the Swiss Alps. Researchers say it's disappearing due to rising temperatures.

The Stena Impero was detained by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the Strait of Hormuz on July 19 for alleged marine violations. Iranian maritime officials have given no set date for its release.

Never mind a runner's high — the buzz some people say they get after a run. Neuroscientist Benedict Kolber was more interested in how to generate pain relief via a brisk walk. It can really work.

The funeral industry was once dominated by family businesses passed down through generations. But that has changed: In 2018, 83% of mortuary college graduates were completely new to the business.

Candidates in the 2020 presidential race have spent six times more on digital media than on TV ads since the beginning of the year. That’s the finding of…