History

Rachelle Ianelli (left) and Austin Jacobs (middle) both archaeological students from University of Florida, together with Florida Public Archaeology Network representative Rachael Kangas, excavate a section at "Garden Patch," a settlement populated after

What Can We Learn From Early Floridians On Sea-Level Rise?

8:41am April 16, 2016

by Greg Allen

Sea level rise is not a new challenge for Florida. The state's earliest residents had to cope with rising seas by migrating. It is a lesson, an archaeologist believes, that we can learn from today.

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National

Rare 'Inverted Jenny' Stamp Turns Up 60 Years After Theft

9:46pm April 15, 2016

by Laura Wagner

In 1955, a block of four rare postage stamps was stolen from a display case at a convention. Over the years, two were recovered, but there were no signs of the others — until now.

Ukrainians Elect Country's First Jewish Prime Minister

6:38pm April 14, 2016

Ukrainians elected Volodymyr B. Groysman as the country's new prime minister Thursday. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Yale historian Timothy Snyder about Eastern Europe's violent history.

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Bryant (right) celebrates with Lebron James (center) and Carmelo Anthony after winning the men's basketball gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Kobe Bryant's Life And Career By The Numbers

6:50pm April 13, 2016

by Laura Wagner

After 20 years in the NBA, the point guard plays his last game Wednesday night.

The renowned Bangkok Market, located in Los Angeles, is a longtime supermarket for retail and wholesale Thai produce, spices, chili pastes and household products.

The Family-Run Thai Market That Feeds LA's Eclectic Food Scene

10:34am April 13, 2016

by Mandalit del Barco

The Tilakamonkul family opened Bangkok Market in 1972. It became a magnet for Asian immigrants and chefs looking for rare ingredients. Their own son, Jet Tila, is now a celebrity chef.

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On Equal Pay Day, President Obama marks the designation of a women's equality national monument.

As Hollywood Stars Can Attest, It's Good To Be A Man On Payday

7:37pm April 12, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

Economic data show that men still make a dollar for every 79 cents a woman earns. A half-century ago, that figure was just 59 cents. So, much progress has been made, but a large wage gap persists.

In 1997, Pablo Picasso's Women of Algiers (Version O) — shown here at Christie's in Hong Kong — was part of a groundbreaking art auction that sent prices soaring.

Arts

Panama Papers Provide Rare Glimpse Inside Famously Opaque Art Market

6:34pm April 12, 2016

by Elizabeth Blair

The leaked documents tell the backstory of a groundbreaking Christie's auction, and the purchase of a painting one man claims was seized from his grandfather during World War II.

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Before Primaries, Party Elites Played Larger Role In Picking Nominees

5:18pm April 12, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Elaine Kamarck, a senior fellow in the governance studies program and director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution, about why a contested convention seems undemocratic to some, but is protected by the First Amendment and supported by the courts. She gives examples in history and compares the U.S. system with democracies around the world.

National

New U.S. National Monument Honors Women's Equality Fight

4:30pm April 12, 2016

The Sewall-Belmont Equality House and Museum has long been a part of the fight for women's equality. On Tuesday, it became a national monument, the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument, honoring the party's founder, Alice Paul, and it's benefactor, Alva Belmont.

Secretary of State John Kerry pauses during his remarks about seeing the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and Museum, the site of the 1945 atomic bombing, during a news conference at the conclusion of the G-7 Foreign Ministers' Meetings in Hiroshima on Monda

Secretary Of State John Kerry Visits Hiroshima Memorial

10:10am April 11, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Kerry is the highest-ranking U.S. official ever to visit the site. He honored the 140,000 Japanese who died in the U.S. attack on the city, but did not apologize for the bombing there and in Nagasaki.