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Cokie Roberts answers listener questions and talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the history of the death penalty in the U.S.

The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now entering its second year. Medical workers discuss causes for optimism — and pessimism.

Voters in Fort Worth, Texas, and Detroit react to the second night of Democrats debating.

A Black Lady Sketch Show premieres on HBO Friday. The creation of Robin Thede, it brings together a group of talented women to perform sketches about black life which anyone will find funny.

The U.S. Treasury Department announced it's imposing sanctions on Iran's foreign minister. NPR's Steve Inskeep discusses the move with Dennis Ross, a former special assistant to President Obama.

We kind of owe recycling to the Mafia and a 1987 garbage barge that couldn't dock anywhere. That's when cities started sending trucks to everyone's homes to pick up glass bottles and cardboard boxes.

President Trump is expected to accelerate the building of his border wall. In Starr County, Texas, they're about to build the longest stretch of new wall under Trump.

Recent skirmishes in the Persian Gulf and escalating tension between the U.S. and Iran evoke memories of the Tanker War from more than 30 years ago.

The candidates in the second night of Democratic presidential debates took turns attacking front-runner Joe Biden's record Wednesday.

Anyone who has traveled in recent years knows how difficult it is to find the true cost of a hotel room when booking online, because “resort fees” are…