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Levi and Catherine Coffin were fixtures on the Underground Railroad, but before they moved to Cincinnati, they provided safe harbor at their home in Indiana, just north of Richmond. It's now a museum that honors their legacy.

Special counsel Robert Mueller has concluded his investigation, and now Attorney General William Barr will decide how much of it the public will see.

NPR's Tamara Keith talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about Brian Flores' allegations of racial discrimination and unethical practices and where the NFL can go from here.

The omicron surge is derailing medical care for all kinds of patients. While it's hard to quantify, doctors say many patients are suffering because of canceled surgeries and clogged hospitals.

The sport's governing body has gotten rid of a rule that required hip-enhancing panels on women's ski suits. Ski jumpers still want to see better pay and more opportunities to compete.

Sarah McCammon talks to writer and critic Rachel Syme about her Twitter feed feature, "Perfume Genie," in which she recommends perfumes to readers who describe what they want 2020 to smell like.

By moving from showing Akira Kurosawa films to The Real Housewives of Orange County, Bravo generously expanded its definition of arts programming and positioned itself to compete with the major networks. That model is being emulated by others.

A new CD and DVD box set, No Pryor Restraint: Life in Concert, showcases the searing, profane and moving performances of comedian Richard Pryor. Pryor's widow, Jennifer, says his genius lay in his honesty about his well-publicized troubles.

Indie animation king Bill Plympton's latest feature, Cheatin', tells the loopy love story of Jake and Ella, and how their perfect romance fractured. Reporter Jon Kalish visited Plympton in his studio.

Renaissance woman Hedy Lamarr was born on this day 100 years ago. Not only was she a major screen actress, she was also an inventor. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates speaks with Lamarr biographer Richard Rhodes.