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The former president and first lady chose African American artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald — to paint them for the museum's collection.

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat, speaks with Steve Inskeep following President Trump's State of the Union address.

Rodents, primates and bats likely carry hundreds of thousands of viruses we haven't yet identified. But how do you know which ones might infect humans?

In medieval times, they called it "the black death." It's still around, routinely cropping up in the U.S. This time, the New Mexico Department of Health reports three cases.

The number of older people involved in the arts programs at the Brooklyn Public Library is up more than 50 percent since last year. They want a chance to write new chapters in a place for all ages.

Reuters news agency reports that a Kremlin-linked think tank hatched a plot to interfere in the U.S. presidential election. Steve Inskeep talks to Ned Parker, one of the reporters on the story.

This week, the Internet discovered that Nordstrom sells premium denim with a "crackled, caked-on muddy coating" — that is, fake dirt. Former Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe had some thoughts about that.

Farmers survive by sending food to cities, and when they die their assets often leave just as fast, going to heirs living in urban areas. That financial drain helps accelerate small town decline. So, some states are working systematically to keep a fraction of that outward bound money — billions each year — at home.

The president says the U.S. is prepared to use "all available tools short of military action" to bring North Korea to the table, but that it would use the "full range" of military options if needed.

Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake's decision not to run for reelection has raised a lot of questions about the state of the Republican Party. But are Democrats any more unified? NPR's Robert Siegel talks to David Axelrod, director of the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics, about whether the Democrats have settled on a winning and cohesive message.