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Aerospace engineer Claudia Kessler is searching for Germany's first female astronaut. The country's previous 11 astronauts were all men, which she says highlights German sexism in the sciences.

A 21-year-old University of Virginia student, Otto Warmbier, was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for allegedly removing a propaganda poster from a hotel in the capital city of Pyongyang.

The commercial Dungeness crab fishery along the California coast is finally set to open for the year, next Saturday, March 26.The California Department of…

There are no survivors after the Boeing 737-800 crashed on landing in Rostov-on-Don early Saturday, Dubai and Russian officials say. Poor weather conditions are being considered as a possible cause.

Obama will be the first American president to visit Cuba since Calvin Coolidge arrived on a battleship in 1928.

Okay, so maybe it's Denmark.That's what a new survey says. Then again, another survey said it's ... Panama! To celebrate, we're sharing a Panamanian playlist.

Many people have decried the casting of Zoe Saldana in upcoming biopic Nina, but Ta-Nehisi Coates digs deep into why this choice struck a nerve.

Bill reads three news-related limericks...Mountain Man Bike, You May Now Sniff The Bride, Do Not Walk

A revival of the musical She Loves Me recently opened on Broadway. Director Scott Ellis and lyricist Sheldon Harnick (of Fiddler on the Roof fame) join Fresh Air. Originally published March 15, 2016.

Rebecca Traister, author of All the Single Ladies, says the declining marriage rates among adult women reflect expanded choices available to women today. Originally broadcast March 1, 2016.