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How Is Turbulent Climate That Rocked '68 Democratic Convention Different From Today's?

8:29am July 17, 2016

Recent events have led many to compare today to the summer of '68. On the eve of the GOP convention, sociologist Todd Gitlin tells NPR's Lynn Neary about the ways it's similar, and how it's not.

Despite The Headlines, Steven Pinker Says The World Is Becoming Less Violent

5:04pm July 16, 2016

Psychologist Steven Pinker's book The Better Angels of Our Nature explains that the world is actually growing less violent, even though the media may give a different impression.

President Barack Obama hugs Dallas Police Chief David Brown during a memorial service for the police officers killed in Dallas last week.

'Bias Remains:' A Week Of Strong Words On Race

12:00pm July 16, 2016

by Leah Donnella

Days of devastating events rooted in the tension between African-Americans and police prompt political leaders to speak frankly about bigotry and what they think should be done to stop it.

The French have a formidable food reputation. How formidable is your knowledge?

QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About French Food?

5:59pm July 14, 2016

by Natalie Jacewicz

Happy Bastille Day! Celebrate with a quiz on French culinary traditions, past and present. May you enjoy the delicious taste of victory!

QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About French Food?

1:48pm July 14, 2016

by Natalie Jacewicz

It's Bastille Day! Celebrate by testing your knowledge of French food, wine and culinary history.

Archaeological Dig May Counter Bible's Version Of The Philistines

1:02pm July 14, 2016

by Daniel Estrin

Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed an ancient cemetery believed to be the final resting place of some 200 Philistines. They hope the bones will show a new side of the notorious biblical people.

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Elie Wiesel speaks at Vermont's Middlebury College in 2002. The Holocaust survivor, Nobel laureate and author died July 2 at the age of 87.

Forgetting Isn't Healing: Lessons From Elie Wiesel

9:06am July 14, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

Calls for racial healing often focus on putting the painful past behind us. NPR's Sonari Glinton remembers the man who taught him never to forget: Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel.

Map showing the area where some several thousand dollars from the D.B. Cooper hijacking was found in February 1980 by 8-year-old Brian Ingram while on a family outing.

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FBI Is Giving Up On Solving The Mystery Of D.B. Cooper

3:23pm July 13, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The FBI says it is giving up on the D.B. Cooper investigation, 45 years after the mysterious hijacker parachuted into the night with $200,000 in a briefcase, becoming an instant folk figure.

Rich Harlan prepares Coney hot dogs at his restaurant, Red Hots Coney Island, in Detroit. Harlan has been working at the restaurant for 48 years.

Coney: The Hot Dog That Fueled Detroit's Middle-Class Dreams

6:56pm July 12, 2016

Hundreds of eateries selling chili-topped hot dogs dot Detroit. The story of how this food became the city's signature dish is deeply entwined with its auto industry and the workers who flocked to it.

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A team of archaeologists work at the excavation site in the coastal Israeli city of Ashkelon on June 28.

Long Buried By Bad Reputation, Philistines Get New Life With Archaeological Find

8:17pm July 10, 2016

by Colin Dwyer

They're one of the Hebrew Bible's greatest villains, but not much is known about the ancient Philistines. An uncovered cemetery, which researchers say is the first of its kind, could change all that.