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At almost every turn, the conventional wisdom turned out to be wrong in politics in 2015 — from Donald Trump to the depth of Bernie Sanders' support to the lack of strength of governors.

By Paul Tuthillhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-896114.mp3Boston, MA – There is a divide among Massachusetts…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-869496.mp3Washington, DC – The chief environmental adviser to Governor David Paterson…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-880989.mp3Springfield, MA – After a surprisingly close race for the vacant US Senate…

A top Senate Democrat is pushing to raise taxes on the wealthy while preserving many tax breaks benefiting the middle class in a challenge to a…

For this edition of our Sounds of America series, we talk about Motown and the impact Detroit has had on American music.

Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons, two thirds of the blues rock trio ZZ Top, play a quiz about a famous miser, Hetty Green. Known as the "Witch of Wall Street," Green was incredibly wealthy by the time she died in 1916 -- but she was famous for never parting with a nickel if she could help it.

It's the most wonderful time of the year for NCAA college basketball fans. NPR's Arun Rath talks with A Martinez of member station KPCC about March Madness.

Toyota, which has suffered through a bout of recalls and the Japan earthquake, is pinning its hopes for the future on its crown jewel, the top-selling car in the U.S. The new 2012 model isn't radically different from its predecessor, but it's harder to redesign the mass-appeal Camry than a Ferrari.

A car bombing near the presidential palace in Beirut on Wednesday killed a top Lebanese army officer. The victim was widely expected to succeed army Chief of Staff Michel Suleiman, who has emerged as the consensus candidate for president after months of political deadlock.