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Washington, D.C., is preparing for the return of streetcars to the nation's capital. It's been decades since the system shut down and workers have been laying new tracks. This week, hundreds of people lined up for a chance at a job on the line.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Bonnie Raitt's new album, Silver Lining.

Federal investigators say the leak occurred following work on a recently installed freezing line.

The firing of Kevin Struthers is the latest in a line of dismissals and resignations at the D.C. arts behemoth.

The line at the Wawa near the Rocky steps stretched around the block by 6 a.m.

Mark Padmore and Paul Lewis find the bitterness between Schubert's deceivingly sweet lines.

Logan Lerman and Molly Gordon say the line between love and horror is a thin one.

The singer-songwriter's music — like her upbringing — walks the line between typical and unorthodox.

Ukraine's focus on maintaining education during a war is in line with an emerging philosophy of disaster response.

Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator in history, was known for working across party lines.

Controlled aggression marks The Mendoza Line's "Aspect of an Old Maid," as singers Timothy Bracy and Shannon McCardle, each acutely aware of the other's bitterness, trade lines and barbs. The song's release follows the breakup of both the band and the marriage at its core.

Singer songwriter and activist Annie Humphrey joined us to talk about an Honor the Earth event at the Macrostie Art Center on November 12th called "The…

Is an eight-and-a-half foot statue of Rocky Balboa a movie prop, or is it art? The Philadelphia Museum of Art isn't so sure. Joel Rose from member station WHYY reports.

The budget airline says customers will no longer be able to call a live agent by phone. Frontier is encouraging customers to instead reach out by text, social media and WhatsApp.

Control of the Senate Judiciary Committee officially switches from Democrats to Republicans, with Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) taking over as chairman. Hatch says the panel will move quickly to consider President Bush's judicial nominees, including controversial candidates recently renominated by the president. NPR's David Welna reports.

A jury concluded that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke must pay over $7 million to Marvin Gaye's heirs for copying his music. Audie Cornish asks what this mean for music in the age of sampling.

Congressman Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN) first turned heads in 2000 when he delivered the keynote at the Democratic National Convention. Now the 36-year-old second-generation congressman is running for the Senate seat that Republican Bill Frist is vacating. But first he has to win the Aug. 3 primary.

28: Stories of AIDS in Africa profiles one person whose life has been affected by AIDS for every million people living with the disease on the continent — from medical workers to those dying from AIDS and those orphaned by it.

One-time bluegrass prodigies reunite with an album that plays to each musician's strengths. As always, Sara Watkins, Sean Watkins and Chris Thile balance their virtuosity with joyfulness and spunk.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced a "regulatory reset" for predatory for-profit colleges, and students and others are speaking out in testimony.