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Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter calls it "a full circle moment" as she reclaims history at the 2025 Met Gala.

Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with science writer and medical ethicist Harriet Washington about the factors that contribute to vaccine skepticism among communities of color and ways to address them.

Democrat Wes Moore speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep after being elected Maryland's first Black governor. Moore won the office over Republican Dan Cox.

NPR is highlighting Indigenous stories from across its network in celebrations of Indigenous Peoples Day.

"Hammerin' Hank" was 86. He shattered Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974, defying the poverty and racism that threatened to diminish him.

Tesla Motors recently chose Nevada for its massive battery factory in exchange for one of the biggest incentives packages in recent history.

Hear and download two songs by the Kentucky singer, whose music reflects American folk history.

2: Journalist ROBERT CULLEN. He was Newsweek's Moscow bureau chief in the Soviet Union. He's also covered Russia for "The New Yorker," and "The Atlantic." He has a new book The Killer Department" (Pantheon). It's about one detective's eight year hunt for the man known as "the most savage serial killer in Russian history." CULLEN is also the author of, "Twilight of Empire: Inside the Crumbling Soviet Bloc," about the breakup of the Soviet Union.

CHRISTOPHER JOYCE. He has just written a book, "Earthly Goods" (Little, Brown and Company)" about searching for medicinal plants in rainforests. CHRISTOPHER JOYCE will talk about the history of seeking drugs in the rainforests, and the recent attempt of pharmaceutical companies, medical researchers, and anthropoligists, to preserve the rainforests and comb them for AIDS, alzheimers and diabetes cures. JOYCE is also the founder and editor of the U.S. bureau of "New Scientist" magazine, and is currently a reporter and editor for National Public Radio