African American musician John William Boone, also known as “Blind Boone,” was born in Miami, Missouri, on May 17, 1864. As an infant he developed cerebral meningitis, an illness that was often fatal.

During World War II, the United States arrested hundreds of Japanese, German and Italian immigrants and deported them to America where they lived in camps.

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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association, about how U.S. strikes on Iran could impact nuclear proliferation globally.

The state and local health departments that rely on CDC funding say the money is not coming in on time and no one can tell ...

Community leaders in Springfield are asking Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe to sign a bill that would approve funding for the ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to C.J. Chenier and Joel Savoy about the new album celebrating Clifton Chenier, "A Tribute to the King of Zydeco." ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Cato Institute immigration expert David Bier how much the Trump administration's mass deportation program could cost.

After six weeks of testimony, prosecutors and defense attorneys delivered their closing arguments in the federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial of Sean Combs last week. While the jury ...

Earlier this month, the LGBTQ advocacy group received $83,000 from the Musgrave Foundation to launch the initiative for ...