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The big questions in this case include whether police Officer Darren Wilson felt threatened and whether Michael Brown had his hands up. Witnesses differ on what they say they saw.

On Wednesday, November 23, 1864 Union General Ulysses Grant and his staff traveled to Washington, D.C. to confer with President Abraham Lincoln, Secretary…

On Friday, November 25, 1864 Confederate agents from Canada attempted a flamboyant, but poorly executed scheme to burn New York City. An eight man team,…

During the Civil War citizens of the Colorado Territory felt that the Indians had taken advantage of a lack of Union troops in the West and had committed…

It's not too early to be releasing Christmas albums, and Fresh Air rock critic Ken Tucker has been listening to a lot of them.

Phil Klay served in Iraq from January 2007 to February 2008. He recently won a National Book Award for his collection of short stories.

Marissa Alexander had been sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing what she said was a warning shot at her husband and his two children in 2010. Under the plea deal, she will serve 65 more days.

Raccoons, as cute as they are, carry parasites that can be dangerous to humans. Mixing medicine with yummy treats reduced the disease risk for animals and humans in parks in Chicago.

We revisit our conversation with author Lois Lowry and director Phillip Noyce about the film version of the 1993 novel.

There is some debate over whether the San Antonio floods of 1921 ensured that this building would never be the same again. But, urban legend or not, a…