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NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with writer Justin Torres, who wrote a piece in the Washington Post about Latin night at the queer club.

Germany became the latest country where investors are paying the government for the privilege of owning bonds. It's usually the other way around. Global economic fears are driving this unusual trend.

Philadelphia's City Council on Thursday will vote on a 1.5 cents-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages, as well as on diet sodas. Big Soda is spending big bucks on ads to sway public opinion against it.

Georgia has stopped licensing new clinics that provide medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction. Some call the state's move irresponsible. Others say the clinics aren't regulated enough.

Why do so few women sign up for careers in science, technology, engineering and math? Research suggests having few women in college in these fields and in technology companies creates a vicious cycle.

Without naming him, President Obama lit into Donald Trump for his comments about Muslims following the attack in Orlando early Sunday morning. Trump hit back at Obama at a rally in Greensboro, N.C.

The days leading up to California's Democratic presidential primary offered a glimpse into everything that went right — and wrong — with Bernie Sanders' presidential bid.

The FBI is combing through the life of the man they say opened fire in an Orlando nightclub. President Obama characterized him as "an angry, disturbed, unstable young man who became radicalized."

Here's how college professors are teaching about things like etiquette, dressing properly and phone skills.

It's a tradition: No matter who the performer is, someone in the crowd requests Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird." It happened at a recent Bob Dylan show. The surprise was that Dylan actually obliged.