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The orphaned German shepherd was found in the wreckage of a kennel during World War I. Writer Susan Orlean details how he became one of the biggest film stars of the silent era in Rin Tin Tin: The Life and Legend.

Using skin tone emojis is a seemingly easy choice that in reality can be fraught. NPR's Asma Khalid talks with writer and researcher Zara Rahman about the complexities behind the selection.

Getting a sense of falsehoods online might sound straightforward, but it isn't. Researchers use state-of-the-art algorithms but it also comes down to lots of scrolling and reading.

Health experts say the data Ladapo based his guidance on is flawed. The unnamed authors of the study acknowledge its many limitations and call for more research.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, chairman of the China select committee, about the economic and security challenges posed by Beijing.

In previously unreported videos from a closed-door Teneo Network conference, the Republican governor takes his anti-big tech rhetoric beyond what he has said publicly.

The House of Representatives remains paralyzed as House Republicans again struggle to agree on any member to serve as speaker.

The former congressman, accused of lying and committing financial crimes, sat down with a comedian known for baiting controversial figures into embarrassing admissions. Here's how it went.

The Trump administration is implementing drastic changes throughout the federal government. The man driving the changes is Elon Musk.

When it comes to reefer madness, nobody can top a group of traditional hunter-gatherers in the Congo Basin. About 70 percent of men smoke cannabis. The drug could be doing more than getting them high.

The retired pediatric neurosurgeon and Tea Party favorite may be having his moment in the crowded Republican 2016 presidential primary.

Ohio's Twisted Citrus restaurant introduced the Rubber Duckie Mimosa, champagne and blue rasberry lemonade topped with a classic yellow rubber duck, to match its new shower curtain barrier.

Airplanes flying into Orlando International Airport were encouraged to top off at airports they were coming from after recent bad weather prevented the delivery of reserve jet fuel.

In the Middle East, the origins of traditional dishes like hummus are the subject of contentious debate across cultures and borders. But Israeli food writer Vered Guttman suggests that these culinary similarities are reason for hope.

UCLA's annual report on Hollywood diversity finds a mixed bag. While people of color are being hired more in key categories, the study shows a film industry disinvesting in women.

Jim Gregory, dean of the College of Engineering at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, talks about Space Florida's top priorities for the 2024 legislative session.

The Marshall Project asked people in prison to track their earning and spending — and bartering and side hustles — for 30 days. Their accounts reveal a thriving underground economy behind bars.

This week in the Barbershop we take up Bill Cosby's guilty verdict, Kanye West's controversial tweets, and a newly drafted Buffalo Bills quarterback whose social media past has come back to haunt him.

The Mexican Day of the Dead holiday is a time to remember the dead and prepare for their visit. It's also a time for food and friends. With Dia de los Muertos just around the corner, learn how to make a pumpkin and ancho chile mole and the traditional dessert bread, pan de muerto.

How did a top secret U.S. military mission into North Korea fall apart? NPR's A Martinez speaks with Dave Philipps, a national correspondent for the New York Times, about what went wrong in the 2019 operation.