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NPR's Jennifer Ludden talks with Amos Oz, Israel's leading author, about his new memoir A Tale of Love and Darkness. His life story shares many parallels with the history of the Jewish state.

The program will discuss the slaves who served in the Union Army during the Civil War and particularly those who went to serve from the Delmarva…

In one of the most highly contested Olympic bids in history, the International Olympic Committee announces that the 2012 games will go to London. Paris seemed a near shoo-in, but a strong catch-up campaign from Britain brought the decision down to the wire.

Federal law prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion and gender — but not sexual orientation. Follow the history of gay rights and discrimination in the workplace, from the anti-gay witch hunts of the McCarthy era to pending anti-discrimination legislation today.

The Jayhawks break a 59-year-old record in staging the greatest comeback in NCAA title game history.

The Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., has a rich, complex history and was destined to be a "Winter White House" long before Donald Trump came along.

Recent floods in Michigan have unleashed a torrent of mud that hit the Midland Center for the Arts. Volunteers have spent all weekend packing wet historical documents into freezers.