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Steve Inskeep talks to freelance writer Johnnie Roberts and NPR's Gene Demby about the branding of high-end products — and the implications when companies specifically court, or exclude, consumers based on race.

For the past month, Venezuelan women have been living in fear of being mugged for their hair. Thieves are reportedly selling the stolen hair as extensions. Michel Martin speaks to freelance journalist Andrew Rosati about why the story has captured the nation's attention, and what it says about Venezuela's beauty culture.

It’s happening all over the country: more teachers are leaving the field of education. On top of that, fewer young adults are entering the profession.…

GOP Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald announced today that the state Senate will hold an extraordinary session next week to vote on a right-to-work…

When you step into the Alderaan Coffee, you find yourself not on a planet in a galaxy far, far away, but in an intimate gathering place. The shop is…

The rise of actor Rainn Wilson to prominence should provide some comfort to awkward adolescents everywhere. Wilson was a bassoonist, Dungeon-and-Dragons…

We’re into the second half of the Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Many of the usual winter sports hotbeds - Norway, the United States,…

As we grow older, so do our parents. And we find ourselves trying to convince elderly parents to move out of their too big, too dangerous homes and into…

For Mildred Yantin, cooking is her connection to family."Everyone’s laughing and joking … just hearing all that commotion going on in the kitchen,…

Planners believe the Milwaukee Harbor District's 1,000 watery acres are oozing with potential. Its revitalization tops the city’s sustainability plan.An…