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More than 40 years ago, four friends — three scientists and one musician — went to the Huasteca region in Northeastern Mexico in search of music they wanted to record for their own enjoyment. Now, some of that work has been released on a two-CD compilation titled El Gusto.

Ferry Bluff Eagle Council volunteers have been keeping track of bald eagles that winter in the Prairie du Sac area along the Wisconsin River since 1988. The group not only provides valuable data to state and federal wildlife agencies, but its work has also cultivated public awareness and community buy-in that having eagles "in the neighborhood" matters.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to film critic Kenneth Turan for a review of the new film: The Power of the Dog — starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst.

For decades, it was impossible to say that a specific weather event was caused, or even made worse, by climate change. But advanced research methods are changing that.

Ayesha Rascoe asks Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, who chairs the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, about fraudulent pandemic aid.

The Freedom of Information Act made it possible for the Associated Press to acquire the video of President Bush's pre-Katrina teleconference. Similar releases have resulted in big stories, but journalists say it has become harder to get government documents through the use of this act.

Many Louisiana business owners say they're not getting a fair share of disaster relief contracts from the federal government, despite the vast rebuilding needed in the region after Hurricane Katrina. Only a tiny proportion of Federal Emergency Management Agency recovery contracts has gone to Louisiana firms.

Patrice Lumumba was the first democratically elected prime minister of the Congo, and was assassinated in a Belgian-supported coup. Can the return of his remains help them reconcile over colonialism?

Cost-conscious consumers are getting some relief at the gas pump. After hitting record highs, gas prices have fallen by nearly 25 cents a gallon. But it may be too late to save many summer road trips.

Donald Trump returns to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas on Saturday. Some attendees worry the controversy following him could be a liability in the next presidential campaign.