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An update of the classic '80s video game Oregon Trail places a greater focus on the lives of the Native Americans you meet on the trail westward. (This story originally aired on ATC on May 12, 2021.)

The decision restores a humanitarian pardon even though authorities gave no indication the former president's release was imminent.

National Park advocates and educators have sued to stop the Trump administration from taking down park displays about slavery, Native American removal, and other ugly chapters in U.S. history.

The Pennsylvania Dutch didn't invent the whoopie pie and other dubious tourist fare. Instead, they developed a complex, largely unknown cuisine that reflects the pressures and possibilities of becoming American.

The Labour Party now controls a majority of seats in Parliament, giving it a strong mandate to govern. The 40-year-old Jacinda Ardern has promised to be a voice for all New Zealanders.

One surprise from the pandemic: some small museums have found new audiences online for their programs. Christy Coleman, executive director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Federation, talks about it.

Deaths of despair were thought to primarily affect white communities but a new study in The Lancet finds Native American communities have seen the biggest rise in such deaths in recent years.

The award is shared by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of MIT and James Robinson of the University of Chicago for their research on the institutional roots of national wealth and poverty. They will split the prize money of 11 million Swedish krona or about $1.058 million.

Now that the rebels and the government have reached a peace deal, the slow process of de-mining is underway.

Questions about race and representation permeated the debate over who can best reflect the will of the American electorate on the Hill.