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By Tony McVeighhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkms/local-wkms-870797.mp3Frankfort, KY – Wednesday was Veterans Day, and in Frankfort,…

Kentucky students rallied against bills that would limit discussions of race in the classroom at the state Capitol on Thursday.

The Kansas Jayhawks had the greatest comeback in national championship history. They beat the University of North Carolina 72-69.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks about the history of how Cuba ended up on the state-sponsored terrorism list.

The Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County are trying to preserve local history by leading community efforts to preserve and clean up local cemeteries.

Michael Mukasey is now all but sure of winning Senate confirmation as attorney general. But Mukasey's nomination was almost derailed by his refusal to say whether he views the interrogation practice known as "waterboarding" as torture. The episode is only the latest in waterboarding's long history of controversy.

William Zinsser, author of the classic guide On Writing Well, talks to Michele Norris about the challenges of writing personal history. He says that since the 1990s, many memoirs have focused on victimhood, rather than forgiveness.

Lead was found in Flint's water supply in 2014. Renee Montagne talks to Dr. Howard Markel, director of the Center for the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan about lead's long history.

The Black Patriots Foundation is raising money to erect a memorial on the National Mall that will honor the more than 5,000 blacks who fought in the American Revolutionary War. Rhonda Roberson, president of the foundation, tells Ed Gordon about the group's vision for the memorial.

Boneshakers, gunshots and "hygienic saddles": Cycling's history is littered with oddities. With the Tour de France in full swing, journalist A.J. Jacobs offers some choice nuggets of bike trivia.