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"Football" is a word used to refer to different games: American football, the game played at the Super Bowl, where a foot is rarely used to direct the ball. And elsewhere in the world, football refers to what Americans call "soccer." But where does this word really come from?

Albi's top priorities include reducing gun violence.

Film critic tt stern-enzi shares his top 10 movies of the year.

In trials that sometimes last just a few hours, Nicaragua has been convicting political opponents of President Daniel Ortega, sending a chilling message about free expression.

The suit says videos by Kentucky small businesses were identified as possibly of interest to the senator, who has expressed concern about the app's effect on kids

President Trump spoke about the effort during a briefing at the White House. He also expressed interest in the government possibly taking an equity stake in companies as part of a big stimulus.

Former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing's second trial on murder and voluntary manslaughter charges for the death of Sam DuBose has…

Photographer Eric Lee finds his own childhood reflected in his multimedia project, "Where We're Really From." It explores growing up Asian American, through two young brothers, Henry and Hayle Pham.

We conclude our rebroadcast of our series on American Popular Song with a tribute to composer HOAGY CARMICHAEL. CARMICHAEL wrote "Star Dust," "Heart and Soul," "The Nearness of You," "Skylark" and many more. We feature performances by singer REBECCA KILGORE and pianist DAVE FRISHBERG. We'll also talk with RICHARD SUDHALTER, who has written a forthcoming biography of Carmichael. And we talk with Carmichael's son, Hoagy Bix Carmichael who now manages his father's music catalogue. (THIS TRIBUTE CONTINUES THRU THE END OF THE SHOW). (REBROADCAST. ORIGINALLY AIRED 11/22/99.)12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:30:00...

2: An excerpt from the next edition of "This American Life" from WBEZ: A performance excerpt from monologist, actor and writer SPALDING GRAY. His latest show "It's a Slippery Slope" opens this Sunday at New York's Lincoln Center Theater. This excerpt was recorded at Chicago's Goodman Theater. He's known for his monologues which include; "Monster in a Box" about all the distractions that prevented him from completing his novel, Impossible Vacation, and Swimming to Cambodia about filming a movie in Cambodia. Last year GRAY released a book about his eye problems, and his adventures in the mainstream and alternative health care industries. It's called Gray's Anatomy. (Vintage Books).