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Andy Goldsworthy, a sculptor best known for impermanent works in nature made of leaves, rocks and even ice, has created a permanent slate structure for the National Gallery of Art. To do so, he studied optics and physics to create a series of domes that should stand forever without any cement.

As the head pastry chef to five U.S. presidents, Roland Mesnier has dazzled White House visitors for 25 years. Now he's retiring. NPR's Renee Montagne visits Mesnier.

King cake is a treat tied to the Mardi Gras season in New Orleans. With so many people returning to the city from far-flung places, this special Danish-like confection is flying off the shelves at local bakeries.

The causeway linking the island to the Florida mainland reopened with temporary repairs just three weeks after it was washed out by the hurricane. The reopening will help recovery work on the island.

President Biden is delivering his State of the Union address on Tuesday night at 9 p.m. ET. The speech is expected to highlight the strength of the economy and past legislative wins.

Over 50 million birds have already been killed nationwide as a result of this year's massive outbreak of the disease, which shows no signs of stopping.

The self-coached 23-year-old runner from Kenya beat two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge's previous world record by 34 seconds at the Chicago Marathon.

Uncovering the layers of weirdness in the many fights over the ways music was employed as theater during this week's Republican national convention.

Dear Sugar Radio is a podcast offering "radical empathy" and advice for the lost, lonely and heartsick. Today the Sugars consider the situation of a divorced parent cut off from his or her children.

As Hispanic Heritage Month gets under way, it's worth noting that the idea of people from the Latin American diaspora referring to themselves as 'Hispanic' or 'Latino' or 'Latinx' is a fairly new one.