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Legend has it that in Finland, there was a gang that attacked villages and carried away the women. In Maine, to commemorate the legend, guys carried their wives through an obstacle course.

The State Department will no longer issue visas to the same-sex domestic partners of foreign diplomats and employees of U.S.-based international organizations. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic James "Wally" Brewster.

As the Catholic Church deals with new sex-abuse revelations, the pope opened a three-week gathering of bishops in Rome Saturday on how to make the Church relevant for young people.

David Greene talks to ex-White House adviser Marc Lotter about the future of the Supreme Court and GOP strategy after the controversial appointment of Brett Kavanaugh. NPR's Scott Horsley weighs in.

During Melania Trump's first solo foreign trip, to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt, critics called her out on the colonial undertones expressed through her attire.

China has become the biggest lender on the African continent. The Nairobi-to-Mombasa railway is a symbol of Kenya's ambitions. But critics say China is saddling Kenya with unsustainable debt.

Director George Tillman Jr. and Angie Thomas, who wrote the book behind the new movie, see some of their own experiences reflected in their lead, an African-American teen in a rich white prep school.

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The Los Angeles Philharmonic, which begins to mark its centennial this fall, is credited with helping to bring high culture and great composers to L.A.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Andrew Jones of the nonprofit Climate Interactive about why he thinks people should fight to reverse the climate change trend, despite recent bleak projections.