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NPR's legal correspondent has spent decades covering major shifts in the Supreme Court. Watchmen writer Jefferson uses sci-fi and superheroes to examine American racism.

About 1,300 runners will gather in Gorham Saturday morning for what sounds like a relatively easy task: A race with only one hill. The catch? That hill…

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The company was accused of illegally importing ebony and rosewood. It turned the case into a high-profile debate about government regulation. But now it has settled and agreed to pay penalties.

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The Republican senator confirmed the news Tuesday. He survived a 2007 prostitution scandal to easily win re-election to the Senate three years later. If he fails in his bid to become governor, he could still keep his Senate seat and decide later whether to seek re-election to that post in 2016.

Activists and techno-geeks gather to commemorate the world's first nuclear explosion -- and have a party. Organizers of Simnuke set off their own, much smaller blast, as a reminder of the destructive power of atomic bombs.

Community and food are the central topics of Bonny Wolf's new book, a collection of essays called Talking with My Mouth Full. Wolf shares her thoughts on the recent shift in U.S. attitudes toward food.

The honorees include Guns N' Roses for their album Appetite for Destruction. All 10 honorees will be celebrated at the Grammy Hall of Fame gala in May.