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Gordon Bolar knew he couldn't talk his son Matthew out of joining the military, because "he was a young man who knew what he wanted to do." So, Matthew "served his country, and that was his highest calling," and his father pays tribute to that every day.

The latest "report card" on jobs in America points to a country continuing to recover from the Great Recession.The national unemployment rate fell to…

The number comes from a much-anticipated report on the state of decay in Detroit's neighborhoods and what can be done about that decay.The final report…

We track all the incumbents who lost the midterm election.

Some leaders of this extreme city sport where people run, jump and slide on streets and over buildings, hope to slip into the games by courting the International Olympic Committee.

Have you ever stared at a piece of art and thought, I just don't get it? Artist Grayson Perry gives NPR's Rachel Martin the answers to questions about art that some are too embarrassed to ask.

The novel by Herman Koch is structured around a five-course meal shared by two couples. But it's not all fun and food. What's really going on at this meal is much more gruesome. Reviewer Rosecrans Baldwin says the novel offers a fresh, modern take on basic moral questions.

With Election Day less than 24 hours away, candidates are out making their final push before voters hit the polls.What will the State House and Senate…

A lavish new book explores the essence of one of cinema's most enduring brands as defined by Bond posters from around the globe and across the decades.

Last year, Lansing public school officials laid off all their elementary art and music teachers.The move got national attention from outraged educators…