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http://cptv.vo.llnwd.net/o2/ypmwebcontent/Jeff%20Cohen/2012_05_31_JC%20120531%20CRRA.mp3The City of Hartford hires a public agency to take its trash and…

“The lingerie dress is one of the most vitally important items of the summer outfit” states the April 1909 edition of Harper’s Bazaar. The popularity of…

Residents of Murrieta, California blocked buses of undocumented immigrants, forcing them to go to another town. Host Michel Martin learns more about the protests and the influx of immigrants.

"Starting a conversation about capitalism is like walking up to a stranger and asking, 'Can I talk to you about Jesus?'" says artist Steve Lambert. The best way to talk about the C-word, he says, is to make it personal. His giant art installation in New York challenges passers-by to weigh in.

After nearly 30 years, the program that brought thousands of Jews from Ethiopia to Israel has come to an end.

Starting this year, competitors in the National Spelling Bee will not only have to know how to spell a word, but they'll also have to know what it means.

Morning Edition host Bob Edwards describes the progress of the restoration of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C.'s Dupont Circle neighborhood. The project has been going on for the past two years.

Wall Street Journal reporters Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O'Connell say that champion cyclist Lance Armstrong was at the center of "the greatest sports conspiracy ever." Their book chronicles everything from group blood transfusions on the team bus to extensive efforts to silence and intimidate those who might expose the abuse.

Republican Tom Foley is exploring a run for governor and he's already on the offensive against Governor Dannel Malloy.When he announced on Tuesday that he…

Islamist militants have stepped up their game when it comes to the music and visuals in their videos. NPR's Arun Rath talks to scholar Peter Neumann about today's tech-savvy jihadists.