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ublic safety. Quality of life. And another year of the trash fee. Those are some of the key facets of Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello’s first budget proposal. The Republican presented the plan to the GOP-controlled city council this week. But the presentation came as the city remains without a fulltime comptroller. Democratic Council President Sue Steele was quick to blast the proposal, saying it lacks transparency. WAMC spoke with Mantello after the meeting.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Republican strategist Alice Stewart and Democratic strategist Joel Payne about how political campaigns communicate their messages to voters with political ads.

Planet Money attended the annual meeting of American economists — and the most popular topic this year was artificial intelligence.

Military personnel who fire certain powerful weapons may put their brains at risk. Two veterans who had repeated exposure to blasts developed the same rare brain malformation.

In making classic albums by Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto, Phil Ramone's greatest talent as a producer and engineer may have been finding ways to make songs sound the way the musicians wanted.

Friday's debut of new pandas at the National Zoo in D.C. is the latest chapter in a long tale of "panda diplomacy" between China and the rest of the world.

With the U.S. withdrawing from the World Health Organization and rethinking foreign aid, China has an opportunity to play a bigger role — with different goals.

Eisenberg's film follows two cousins on a Jewish heritage tour of Poland, which includes a stop at the Majdanek death camp. The story draws on his own family history — and his struggle with OCD.

Rapper and musician Anthony Obi, known by his stage name Fat Tony, talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about losing his home in Altadena to the Eaton Fire earlier this month.

The 24 Hours of Lemons is an endurance race with a twist: The cars cost less than $500, and costumes are unlimited. A recent race saw a Toyota Yaris painted like a snail, and a team dressed as bees.