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Commentator Frank Deford remembers George Mikan, the first great big man in professional basketball.

Despite a high risk of brain injuries, military personnel rarely develop a disabling brain condition often found in former boxers and football players.

Four Republican candidates for New York governor faced off Monday in their first televised debate, with two weeks to go until the state's primary election.

Monk has spent four decades challenging audiences and winning awards with her unusual fusion of song, theater, dance and film. Lately, she's begun to consider how her work will last after she's gone.

Erik Friedlander's Block Ice & Propane contains ballads and hymns to a life most Americans could make common cause with, along with people who relate to what is most nomadic in America.

In a courtroom in Austin, Texas, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones faced the parents of a child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting. Jones had repeatedly claimed the shooting was a hoax.

From Spanish lullabies and moonlit nights, to the fluttering wings of a persistent little barn owl, NPR Music's Tom Huizenga and host Guy Raz spin a mellow mix of new releases.

Perhaps best known for its 2001 hit, "The Middle," the band recently released its eighth studio album, Damage. Lead singer Jim Adkins talks about the band's evolution through two decades together.

A controversial new drug for ALS could add months to patients' lives – if it actually works

The Dow dropped more than 450 points to close at the lowest level since November 2020.