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NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss sports.

Some of the wildest country in the U.S. is in Washington state's Cascade Range, reached by old logging and jeep roads that give way to high alpine trails. NPR's Brian Mann sends an audio postcard.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Brendan Bayliss and Joel Cummins of Umphrey's McGee about "Blueprints," their new album that's rooted in improvisation but also gave fans some say in the final product.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Brendan Bayliss and Joel Cummins of Umphrey's McGee about "Blueprints," their new album that's rooted in improvisation but also gave fans some say in the final product.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Hussein Agha and Robert Malley about their new book, "Tomorrow is Yesterday" – an insiders' account on why the Israeli-Palestinian peace process ultimately failed.

A mother frequently stops talking to her daughter after moving in with her, but why? NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Jeannie Vanasco about her mother and her memoir "A Silent Treatment."

From its association with workers' rights in the 19th century to its inclusion in a video game, the famous old Italian song "Bella Ciao" has an evolving legacy.

The city has applied for a permit through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to demolish and expand the Robert Storrs Small Boat Harbor on Amaknak Island. Because the work would be done in an area that could affect navigation and would involve adding fill material in certain levels of tidal waters, the Army Corps has to approve the proposed renovations. Before giving the green light, though, the corps is requesting public comment.

The World Health Organization retired the name "monkeypox" in favor of mpox — since the virus is spread by rodents and small mammals and there's a stigma factor. Why has the U.S. revived "monkeypox"?

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox opened a press briefing Friday morning by saying: "We got him." He named the suspect as Tyler Robinson and said he was turned in to authorities on Thursday night.