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Pamela Bender of Boston plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

Once the White House counsel to President Nixon, John Dean played a key role in exposing the Watergate scandal. His new book -- Worse Than Watergate -- examines the Bush administration's policies on Oval Office secrets. NPR's Liane Hansen interviews Dean.

The U.S. military reports it has had no trouble reaching its recruiting goals, even with the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. NPR's Melissa Block spends a few days with an Army recruiter in Texas for a look at what's inspiring young Americans to sign up.

Writer Suzan-Lori Parks has won acclaim for depictions of African-American life. The author of Topdog/Underdog discusses two of her favorite dramatic scenes, from The Sound of Music and Taxi Driver.

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to block a settlement in a long-running suit involving the adjudication of applications for the cancellation of student loan debts at 151 for-profit colleges.

The United Nations says there are more displaced today people than ever before in our history – 110 million people have been forced from their homes.

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Two people are still missing after the historic Marshall Fire destroyed nearly 1,000 homes and other buildings in Colorado last Thursday. Could climate change mean more urban fires in the west?

A new poll sends a stark message about the way most young Americans view our democracy: "in trouble" or "failing."

An NPR/IPSOS poll this week found just fewer than half of Republicans believe in the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election.