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Akbar, a poet himself, waves his pom poms for the form at DiveDapper, a site dedicated to in-depth interviews with his favorite poets. He says he wants to live his life "in joyful service" to poetry.

Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colo., canceled Colorado's state of emergency last July. As omicron surged, he refused to reinstate state-wide mask mandates. His approach seems to have made him popular.

The former U.S. attorney general is making a play for his old Senate seat in Alabama, and despite his public falling out with the president tells voters there, "I've been with him from the start."

Bonnielin Swenor has dedicated her life to helping vision-impaired patients. She also has low vision herself — and she is fighting to increase the presence of disabled people in science and medicine.

More women are likely to hold seats in Congress than ever before after this election. But despite being a majority of the electorate, they'll still make up only about 20 percent of the next Congress.

NPR revisits four voters whom we first met as Barack Obama was campaigning for president. They reflect on the past 8 years, react to Donald Trump's victory and share their hopes for the future.

U.S. colleges are counting on high COVID-19 vaccination rates to keep their campuses safe this fall. Many are offering flashy prizes to encourage students and faculty to get their shots.

Black men are an essential demographic in the Georgia gubernatorial race. But experts say decades of discontent with Democrats have complicated their support for candidates like Stacey Abrams.

Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor has starred in an impressive string of critical and box office hits since his big, Hollywood break in Dirty Pretty Things. This month, he becomes a true leading man at the head of David Mamet's latest effort, the jiu jitsu-infused Redbelt.

A couple who owned a controlling interest in a foreign corporation argue that a controversial Trump-era tax is unconstitutional under the 16th Amendment.

The House approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

The billionaire businessman has spent weeks campaigning relentlessly for Donald Trump. That dedication could lead to major benefits for him and his companies.

Multiple people have given stiff-arm salutes after Elon Musk did it twice on Inauguration Day. Many claim it was a joke but extremism experts worry the once-taboo salute is getting normalized.

Shirley is a 23-year-old self-described "independent YouTube journalist" who made prank videos in high school before pivoting to politics. He participated in a White House roundtable in October.

Rappahannock Chief Anne Richardson and Upper Mattaponi Chief Frank Adams talk about preserving Virginia's Indigenous history and correcting long-held myths on their podcast.

All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen and Jack White discuss the making of White's album, Blunderbuss. Plus, the difference between playing with men and women, and why hipsters are scary.

At age 8, the Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter learned that her grandmother narrowly escaped the Holocaust, leaving behind her home and parents. The memories her grandmother shared partly inspired the singer's new album, Silver and Ash.

Now that Brittney Griner has been released from Russian prison, will the WNBA reconsider how much it pays its players?

The wall along the U.S.-Mexico border cuts across sensitive desert and mountainous terrain. But environmental regulations are waived for wall construction, raising concerns about longterm damage.

In a study of people from a variety of professions, dressmakers were found to have superior 3-D vision. Could their endless hours of delicate handwork be honing eyesight?