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After a bruising crash last November, Mikaela Shiffrin dominated the slopes on Sunday and made skiing history once again.

Across the country, anti-Trump statues having been mysteriously appearing. Anonymous, guerilla art has a long history of mixing with politics.

Workers at UPS could be heading for a strike. If that happens, it would be the largest walkout against a single company in U.S. history.

As the World Cup comes to the Pacific Northwest, Indigenous people are welcoming fans with ceremonies, music and culture while sharing the history of the land. Lauren Gallup reports from Seattle.

Amelia Earhart was famous as an early aviatrix. Her flight suit is part of a bigger story about the history of American fashion and celebrity.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Debra Bruno and Eleanor Mire about how their researches into their ancestors — enslavers and slaves accordingly — has led to their friendship.

The Institute for Sexual Research, founded in 1919, pioneered modern gender-affirming health care. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with medical historian Brandy Schillace on this piece of queer history.

As if the most deadly wildfires in modern U.S. history hadn't been devastating enough, Maui residents were then hit with rumors and conspiracy theories, making some people hesitant to seek help.

Thirty years ago, Pink Floyd's recording The Dark Side of the Moon became the number one album on Billboard magazine's pop music chart. So began the longest streak in music chart history: 741 weeks on the Top 200. No other recording comes close. The album has touched one generation after the next, which is odd because it's such a quirky album of electronic music, sound effects, saxophones, and a famous but unidentified female singer performing scat. Reporter Jad Abumrad of member station WNYC went around New York City to ask likely listeners why Dark Side has lasted.

Edward Favre, the mayor of Bay St. Louis, Miss., says half of the homes in his city have been destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. His family's history in the town stretches back nine generations; now he and family members are trying to pick up the pieces.