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As fascism spread globally in the 1930s, the U.S. responded with a series of radio programs informing the public about American democracy. Jill Lepore, author of These Truths, talks to Steve Inskeep.

While this Sacramento, Calif. band didn't win this year's Tiny Desk contest, their video entry, for the song "Peach Scones," was among the more memorable we've ever seen.

Residents in Winnipeg, Canada thought it would be funny to put up a sign that says "Garbage Hill," like the Hollywood sign. The city took it down but Winnipeg's mayor says it should come back.

A grocery store employee in eastern Ohio has been charged with felony theft. For eight years, nearly every day she was helping herself to between three and five slices of ham.

An NPR/Marist poll finds that as the president has waged a trade war, Midwestern voters have moved in big numbers toward Democrats less than two months before November's elections.

The Exchange 091218PromoComing up today on The Exchange, we will get a preview of this Sunday’s Mexican Independence Day celebration downtown. Also, a…

Virginia guitar maker Brian Calhoun devised a strategy game called Chickapig. (It features hybrid animals and pooping cows.) Now he's getting some friends — like Dave Matthews — to spread the word.

Facebook would be Don Draper's dream come true — offering the ability to target ads based on what people love or hate. But some advertisers say it misleads them about what all that data can do.

The Saudi-led coalition has bombed markets, weddings and even a bus carrying kids during its three year campaign against Shiite Houthi rebels. The U.S. supports the coalition.

The focus heading into Apple's event was on its new iPhones, but it also unveiled a redesigned Apple Watch with a sensor allowing users to take an electrocardiogram they can share with their doctor.