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Scott Simon speaks to Elizabeth Neumann, formerly a top counterterrorism official at the Department of Homeland Security, about the militia plot to kidnap the governor or Michigan.

As congressional leaders negotiate, other lawmakers are demanding more details. Plus, Democrats are objecting to a push by some Senate Republicans to limit emergency lending rules.

Nominees for the 64th Grammy Awards were announced on Tuesday. In the top categories are some familiar names such as Taylor Swift, Kanye West and Billie Eilish, and newer artists like Olivia Rodrigo.

Julie Zetlin is the United States' top-ranked rhythmic gymnast; she has already qualified to compete in London. And while she wants a medal from the Summer Olympics, she also wants Americans to take her sport seriously.

Thousands of votes poured in from our listeners, telling us their favorite albums for 2012. In the end, a record that didn't come out until this fall wound up in the number one spot.

China's ruling party kicks off a national congress on Sunday in which Xi Jinping is expected to secure a third term as party boss and chief of the military.

Chef Edward Lee was introduced to sauerkraut by New York City's hot dog carts. But when he tried his mother-in-law's recipe, he knew it deserved a better pairing: five-spice-rubbed pork ribs.

So you know how, if someone comes by and taps the top of your open beer bottle, a volcano of brewski will explode? Well, it turns out that the physics involved are the same as what causes an atomic bomb to form a mushroom cloud. A scientist explains how it works.

Before Tuesday, North Carolina had 136 offenders on death row, among the top 5 largest death rows in the U.S. Gov. Roy Cooper's office said it had received clemency petitions from 89 of them.

A new happiness report finds sharp declines in well-being among adolescents and young adults in the U.S. But the picture is better for people aged 60 and older, marking a striking generational divide.