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In her new book, The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History, Katherine Ashenburg looks at the fascinating history of cleanliness — or the lack thereof — and how humans' obsession with hygiene has led to today's over sanitized world.

The House could vote next week on the release of the Epstein files, the longest government shutdown in history has ended, with ACA subsidies unaddressed, health insurance shoppers are left in limbo.

Noted historian John Hope Franklin died of congestive heart failure Wednesday in Durham, N.C. Franklin, 94, who chronicled the African-American experience in the South, was the James B. Duke professor of history emeritus at Duke University.

In the capital Lisbon, 2 public projects represent different views of the country's colonial past. One is a memorial to victims of slavery and the other is a museum celebrating Portuguese explorers.

Bunch, the founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, will assume the mantle of leadership — and in so doing, make history at the 173-year-old organization

The Pulitzer Prize winner and former Poet Laureate has a new collection out, called Monument, that takes on American history, personal history, and the lives that history and poetry often overlook.

Despite his history of previously expressing support for abortion rights, Trump carefully courted social conservatives and became an unlikely champion of the anti-abortion-rights movement.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Malcolm Harris about his new book, Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World.

The Los Angeles Dodgers star reached the 50-50 milestone in his 150th game. He was already the sixth player in MLB history and the fastest ever to reach 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a season.

Considered by many to be the most deadly sniper in American military history, Chris Kyle was killed on a Texas gun range in February. He was an outspoken advocate for both veterans and gun rights, and his book, American Gun, has just been published.