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NPR's Scott Simon talks with author Rick Atkinson in Lexington, Mass., about the first book of his forthcoming trilogy about the American Revolution, "The British are Coming."

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss the NBA and NHL playoffs.

"The Wedding Banquet" is a remake of Ang Lee's romantic comedy about marriages of convenience. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to director Andrew Ahn about the four gay friends, family and tolerance.

A new Supreme Court order temporarily blocks the deportations more Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act - we look at what legal experts have been saying about these deportations.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the Chicago Bulls cap that is being cited as evidence of a deported Maryland man's gang membership.

Iranian and U.S. officials continue indirect talks aimed at keeping Iran from developing nuclear weapons. The talks come amid reports that Trump told Israel to hold off on attacking Iranian facilities.

Two new studies suggest that stem cells are close to helping people with Parkinson's disease. The results are a victory for scientists who have spent decades trying to treat it with brain cells.

The Trump administration is considering sending people who are accused of crimes in the U.S. to prisons in El Salvador, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike. Legal experts say sending people to foreign prisons is like dropping them into a black box, where they don't have the protections people in U.S. custody are afforded.

On the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, a theater production brings the stories of survivors and victims to the next generation.

Champion chess player and Soviet dissident Garry Kasparov has a few thoughts about how well democracy in the U.S. is doing. He tells NPR's Scott Simon that it's not America first - it's America alone.