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Fifty years ago, photographer Ernest Withers took an iconic photograph of Memphis sanitation workers on strike. He chronicled the civil rights movement, but was revealed to have been an FBI informant.

With the death of longtime dictator Fidel Castro, interest in the island nation has again spiked among Americans. For those looking to learn more about the country, expert Tom Miller has some picks.

When President Trump fired the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine this past spring, it was at the urging of conservative media. We reconstruct how and why she was called home.

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold an Oregon law allowing assisted suicide is being seen as a victory by Oregonians. Colin Fogarty of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports.

Documents obtained by NPR show that the American Red Cross is trying to be better prepared for the 2006 hurricane season, which officially begins June 1.

As director of Tipitina's Foundation, Bill Taylor is trying to address the housing needs of displaced Louisiana and Delta musicians. Tipitina's Web site lists tips on how to be a good host to musicians in distress and alternatively, how to be a good guest.

Only recently did the court rule that the eastern half of Oklahoma is on tribal land, and that the state could not bring criminal prosecutions there without the consent of the Indian tribes there.

The hero of this year's Booker Prize winner, The Finkler Question, is a non-Jew fascinated by Jewishness. For writer David Sax, these efforts to simulate Judaism — to take on a persona outside of one's own — offer a broader commentary on human experience.

The Trump Organization and its former chief financial officer are accused of conspiring to evade federal, state and local taxes over a 16-year period. They deny the charges and any wrongdoing.

Krauss' first solo album since 1999 shows off her intelligence and good humor in versions of classic songs that are delightfully down to earth.