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In the 1960s, Wally Funk participated in a project intended to pave the way for female astronauts. It got canceled, but she will soon join the crew of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' suborbital rocket.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with economist Abid Amiri about President Biden's plan to release $7 billion in frozen Afghan assets.

After some controversy, Nikole Hannah-Jones declined a position at UNC and will instead join Ta-Nehisi Coates at Howard University. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Coates about their new roles.

The women's figure skating individual event got underway at the Beijing Olympics. It's the highlight of any Games, but is now layered with drama with the inclusion of Russian skater Kamila Valieva.

The Federal Reserve voted to cut interest rates Wednesday by another quarter percent, in an effort to prop up a sagging job market. Fed officials warned they'll be cautious about more cuts in 2026.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody Analytics, about the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates and what it means for consumers.

Gather the kids around the speaker — Santa Claus pays a special visit to the WDIY studios on Christmas Eve to talk with WDIY Classics host Lucille Kincaid. He also sings a Christmas song as Lucille accompanies him on our station piano.

The Trump administration wants to revamp U.S. childhood vaccination recommendations to align with some other peer nations, including one tiny country in northern Europe.

Trump announces U.S. strikes against ISIS targets in Nigeria, a look back at Congress' tumultuous year, holiday spending is expected to be strong despite low consumer confidence.

President Trump set the process in motion to ease federal restrictions on marijuana. But his order doesn't automatically revoke laws targeting marijuana, which remains illegal to transport over state lines.