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Musicians who pushed the edges break out to make incredible collections

Morning Edition looks back on the best albums of 2023 — many artists are drawing on subcultures and folk music to reach smaller audiences.

Remembering Miles Hoffman with a 'Musical Turkeys' commentary from 2004

Morning Edition remembers Classical Music Commentator Miles Hoffman by replaying one of his Thanksgiving commentaries. Hoffman died earlier this year of leukemia. He was 71.

An architect's rendering of the proposed arch, with the Memorial Bridge to the right and the entrance to Arlington Cemetery on the left, on display at the Fine Arts Commission hearing on Thursday.

Trump's towering arch clears another federal hurdle, despite public pushback

The Commission of Fine Arts gave the arch design its final approval, even though it's missing some visual components. The president said Thursday that he doesn't need approval from Congress.

Congressman Don Bacon, speaks with constituents at the North Omaha Candidate Forum in Florence, Nebraska.

In Nebraska, Democrats' push to win the 'blue dot' has GOP congressman under pressure

Democrats are hoping to pick up one Electoral College vote for Kamala Harris this year. Their spending is affecting Republican Rep. Don Bacon's campaign to keep his seat.

Members of the group Patriot Front ride the subway as a commuter looks on, in Washington, D.C., on July 4.

With the white nationalist group Patriot Front, what you see is not what you get

Hundreds of masked white nationalists marched in the nation's capital on July Fourth. Who were they and where does their funding come from?

Above: locals in Liuzhou feast on their regional specialty of snail noodles. The novelty of the dish has made it a viral sensation in China during the pandemic.

Snail noodles go viral in China during the pandemic. But the dish is a bit ... funky

The southern specialty — snail broth, pickled bamboo, slippery rice noodles — has taken off. "A lot of people were looking for crazy, ridiculous things to eat," says food blogger Mei Shanshan.

Kentucky and Indiana Finance Bridges Project

A financing mechanism has been decided for the Ohio River Bridges Project, putting the project on track to start construction next year. Both Indiana and…

Rafael Nadal throws his towel to a ball boy during his semifinal against Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov at the Australian Open.

Nadal Books Date With Federer For Australian Open Title

The matchup answers the prayers of tennis fans eager to see a ninth Grand Slam final between the pair. Neither player won a Grand Slam last year.

Tim O'Brien was a foot soldier during the Vietnam War. "The problem for me really is that I questioned the rectitude of the war," he says. "I thought I was doing the wrong thing by being there."

Fresh Air Weekend: Author Tim O'Brien; Behind The Scenes Of The Capitol Insurrection

O'Brien discusses late-in-life fatherhood and his experiences in Vietnam. David Bianculli reviews Behind Her Eyes. New Yorker writer Luke Mogelson reported from inside the Senate on Jan. 6.

Many people went into the streets after the strong quake rocked Mexico City.

Strong Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Mexico

The quake was centered 120 miles east of Acapulco.

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