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You might know Ken Jennings as the Jeopardy! genius-turned host. But he's also an author, and a guy who really wants to know stuff.

Jeopardy! champion and host Ken Jennings rose to fame for knowing nearly everything about anything. Now he's written a book on destinations of the afterlife called 100 Places to See After You Die.

With deep-pocketed candidates and super PACs with big donors, Republicans are expected to spend $1 billion in this primary alone. It's likely going to be the most ever for a GOP primary.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with former NSA general counsel Glenn Gerstell on the security risks of mishandled classified documents and if overclassifying documents puts sensitive intel at greater risk.

One of the Philippines' most active volcanos is erupting — again. Over the weekend, Mount Mayon began oozing lava after weeks of increased seismic activity.

The late rapper — who was killed at 25 in 1996 — would have turned 52 this year. Santi Elijah Holley's new book follows the Shakur family tree and their work in the Black Liberation Movement.

Juneteenth celebration events are scheduled throughout the Des Moines metro over the next week.

Louisiana's Fort Polk became Fort Johnson, the latest Army base to replace its Confederate name. It now honors a soldier who earned a Medal of Honor a century after the night that made him a hero.

Film and TV writers on strike may soon be joined by actors currently negotiating their contract. As the writers strike enters its seventh week, unions beyond Hollywood are joining the movement.

Sarah Viren's memoir, drawing from two life episodes, has the page-turning quality of a thriller. But instead of solving mysteries, she untangles philosophical tensions in pursuit of what is real.