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In 1999, a 14-year-old Scott Detrow was one of 42,000 fans crowded into the old Yankee Stadium on a steamy Sunday afternoon. What followed was a perfect game.

Thursday is the last night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Trump is expected to deliver a “deeply personal message” shaped by the assassination attempt on his life on Saturday.

NPR’s Scott Detrow talks to Rachel Kleinfeld, an expert on democracies and political violence, about how to avert further violence this election season in light of the attempt on Donald Trump's life.

Some in Middletown, where Vance grew up with his grandparents, said he has never been an advocate for them. Even so, Vance’s roots could be enough for folks eager to see the “hometown kid” succeed.

Best known for an everyman persona that powered two classic TV sitcoms, Newhart managed to be the funniest guy in the room while playing unassuming characters.

Michail Chkhikvishvili, an alleged leader of an extremist group called the Maniac Murder Cult, outlined a detailed plan to hand out poisoned candy to Jewish children and also target racial minorities.

The two veteran rappers read as comic inversions of one another on their new albums, by turns renewed and restrained by the instincts that defined them at the start of their careers.

Up until her death in 2005, the woman known affectionately as “Mamaw” played a pivotal role in the life of J.D. Vance. She was a Christian who loved to swear, and was fiercely protective of family.

Hulk Hogan, the longtime pro wrestler whose real name is Terry Bollea, is on the recently released roster of speakers for the convention’s final night, slated to speak in the run up to former President Donald Trump’s address.

The 80/35 music festival, held for years in downtown Des Moines, had a new location and different feel in 2024, but still had plenty to offer. And the music — and the people — were (still) amazing.