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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. about the forthcoming episode of Finding Your Roots which features actor Joe Manganiello discovering he is of African descent.

Record temperatures and powerful winds are blasting several states with dangerous subzero wind chills. The cold snap is expected to let up in the coming days.

Communities in California are slowly recovering from flooding earlier this year, and hoping for lasting protections as severe weather may become more common.

Iowa is moving to create a new, statewide school voucher program as other jurisdictions around the country look into allowing the use of public funds for students to attend private schools.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with actress Lily Tomlin. Tomlin stars in the new film "80 for Brady" which follows four friends as they travel to see Tom Brady play in the 2017 Super Bowl.

A new study finds most prison workers who sexually abuse people in their custody face little or no punishment.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks SG Lewis about his new album, "AudioLust & Higher Love," and why he still uses old-school deejaying techniques to make new music.

Iowa is out and Michigan is in. Democrats vote overwhelmingly to change the party's primary calendar but even with widespread support, challenges remain.

President Biden's upcoming State of the Union address may be the unofficial kick-off of his reelection campaign.

Carol Baldauf plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.