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In the 1970s, three of every four members in Congress served in the U.S. military. It's now about one in six. Republicans are looking to a group of veterans running in House districts to change that.

An "unspoken alliance" between scientists and the military had been brewing for millennia prior to Hiroshima. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Avis Lang excel at detailing this union and its possible future.

A daughter recalls her immigrant parents and her father standing by the stove making scallion pancakes on Sunday mornings. Her siblings now make the pancakes for their children.

Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead of Maryland only became a soldier to help pay for college. Three decades later, she's risen to the top military position in Maryland, leading a force of 4,600 soldiers.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Leirion Gaylor Baird, mayor of Lincoln, Neb., about her top issues for the election season, and how the next administration can help her community.

For the first time in 22-years women are running the top organization responsible for electing Latino Democrats to Congress. They say they know how to win with abortiona as a driving force.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ron Bonjean, a Republican strategist who held top communications and strategy positions in the House and Senate, about how Trump's guilty verdict may affect his campaign.

After reaching record level highs in January, olive oil prices in Spain are now dropping, causing worry among olive oil producers.

Monty's competition included a bichon frisé called Neal, a Skye terrier named Archer, a whippet and repeat runner-up known as Bourbon and a shih tzu called Comet who's been a finalist before.

The world's tennis greats are facing off at Wimbledon. Howard Bryant of ESPN is there and tells NPR's Eric Westervelt what's been happening on the grass courts.

As the popularity of Afro-Caribbean cuisine grows, SOBEWFF in Miami Beach will be highlighting the food and its chefs.

It has been a year since President Trump announced double-digit tariffs on imports from around the world. So far, those levies have not produced the economic boom the president promised.

Across the globe, the culinary culture of yogurt is ancient, thriving and incredibly diverse. From camel's milk yogurt to yogurt vodka, fish marinades to baked goods, yogurt is a versatile superstar.

In announcing her run for president, Hillary Clinton said "the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top."

A deadly storm hit the northern part of Texas late Friday night killing at least 9 people and injuring over 100. With winds topping 70 mph, power was knocked out at Dallas-Fort Worth Internatinal Airport causing flight delays and flood waters poured into Baylor University Medical Centre contaminating emergency equitpment. Member station KERA's Bill Zeeble reports.

Jacki discusses the latest events in Bosnia with NPR's Andy Bowers in Sarajevo and NPR's Sylvia Poggioli in Belgrade. Today, the top UN general in the former Yugoslavia met with the Bosnian Serb military leader. They tried, but failed, to work out an arrangement for the Serbs to withdraw their heavy weapons from Sarajevo. Meanwhile, NATO officials met in Brussels to consider whether to resume military attacks against the Serbs.

NPR's Kathleen Schalch has this profile of former Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander, who has used a strong finish in the Iowa caucuses to emerge among the top three contenders to win Tuesday's New Hampshire primary. Alexander's surge in the polls has brought a new wave of media scrutiny and questions about whether Alexander's folksy, conservative image squares with his record.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports that President Vladimir Putin is meeting with 21 Russian businessmen today in an effort to ease rising tensions caused by legal cases against big companies. The criminal tax investigations into some of Russia's top business tycoons, is making them unhappy. They accuse the government of singling them out.

Akiva Eldar, a political analyst for the newspaper Ha'aretz, joins Robert by phone from Jerusalem to talk about the Middle East peace process. A top Israeli negotiator returned today from a visit to Egypt, and signaled that Israel wants to "build on progress" made at the recent Camp David accords. Palestinians are also showing signs of flexibility in their positions, including the September 13 deadline for an independent Palestinian state.

At each Olympics, the winner of the 100 meters becomes known as the fastest man in the world. The race lasts a tad over 9 seconds, but it requires tremendous physical and mental preparation. It's not unusual for an elite sprinter to engage a scientist to analyze the biomechanics of his gait. But as NPR's Tom Goldman reports, at race time simplicity is best. Top runners say they are able to clear their minds of extraneous thoughts during their races.