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Marilyn Geewax, who recently retired as an NPR business editor, returned to Ohio for her class's 45th reunion. The visit showed how things changed dramatically for retirees in just one generation.

A fire has gutted the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, the oldest scientific institution in the country.

Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz tries to stump NPR's Melissa Block and WNPR listener Mark Nolan of Bloomfield, Conn.

Colorado State University professor OiYan Poon tells NPR's Melissa Block why she supports the admission practices Asian-American students are suing Harvard University over.

As the planet loses mild weather days because of climate change, wedding professionals are devising creative ways to keep cakes fresh and guests cool.

Special counsel Robert Mueller may be up against a deadline ... or he may not. There's apparent trouble for a senior Justice Department lawyer and more trouble for Big Tech.

Low-income residents living near highways and agricultural and industrial zones are getting hit with a "double whammy" as wildfire smoke drifts to areas where the air is often polluted already.

Each member nation would be able to decide "whether to go for permanent summer or wintertime."

In a swing House district in Virginia, President Trump is top of mind among voters ahead of the midterm elections.

Detroit says goodbye to Aretha Franklin at her funeral today. Services will be live-streamed, in the culmination of a week-long tribute to the singer whose voice and soul touched millions.