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A remembrance of Bertie Bowman, the longest esrving African American Capitol Hill staffer in history.

Two years after the U.S. Forest Service accidentally ignited the biggest fire in New Mexico history nearly 2,500 victims are suing over slow aid payments.

A fastmoving wildfire in the Texas Panhandle grew into the second-largest blaze in state history Wednesday, leading to evacuations and power outages as firefighters struggle to control the burn.

The films Barbie and Oppenheimer blew past predictions to spark the fourth biggest box office weekend in Hollywood history. What does their success say about the state of the movie business?

One of the most successful managers in major league baseball history is retiring. Dusty Baker is the only manager to lead five different teams to the playoffs.

Professional Women's Baseball is back - and this week the record books added the first Grand Slam -- thanks to the WPBL's Sarah Edwards from the Los Angeles Queens.

The tiny, no-frills automobile imported from communist Yugoslavia during the 1980s is known to most Americans as the butt of many car jokes. Author Jason Vuic's book The Yugo: The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History reveals why it's the most famous lemon in automotive history.

China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower and Never Turn Back: China and the Forbidden History of the 1980s offer a look at the future of China's Communist Party.

Looking for a good summer sci-fi or fantasy read? Annalee Newitz of io9 picks her five favorites, from the tale of a time-traveling serial killer, to a cryogenics company that produces "bridesicles," and a compilation of supposedly lost Wikipedia entries.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with historian Kevin Levin about President Trump's proposed triumphal arch and how it would fit next other memorials in the nation's capital.