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An Academy Award in Best Casting will be the newest prize at the Oscars in March. An NPR panel examines what an achievement in casting might mean.

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In 1869, a group of Massachusetts reformers persuaded the state to try a simple idea: counting. The Second Industrial Revolution was belching its way through New England, teaching mill and factory ...

Curling, which first became an organized sport in Scotland, traces its roots to the 1500s. Historians say paintings from the time depict people sliding rocks across frozen ponds. It took a few ...

The figure skating team event opens competition at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, bringing together 10 countries in a fast-paced format that awards the first skating medal of the Games.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Jesuit priest and New York Times bestselling author Father James Martin is out with a new book, and it's a love letter to Philadelphia and our entire region. "I think the lesson ...

Building strength and muscle comes with huge payoffs for health and longevity, but most Americans still don't lift weights or regularly practice any muscle-strengthening activity. Why? People often ...

As a kid who struggled in school, Shawn Lemieux used to think she wasn't smart. The visually impaired director of New York State’s Talking Book and Braille Library says everything changed in graduate ...

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