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Linguist Dan Jurafsky uncovers the fishy origins of ketchup and how it forces us to rethink global history. He also teaches us how to read a menu to figure out how much a restaurant may charge.

Albany County has begun a new initiative to place the overdose reversal drug Narcan in more public places.

Dan Chaon's latest novel suggests that even people who seem kind can lead you down dangerous paths, whether they realize it or not.

Albany County Executive Dan McCoy is touting the success of the Adopt-A-Family holiday gift drive while also asking more people to chip in.

A woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande while attempting to cross the U.S. border. U.S. border authorities officials say the state of Texas blocked them from conducting a rescue operation.

Albany County Executive Dan McCoy has unveiled his budget proposal.

Stuart Murdoch is the front man for the Scottish indie-pop band Belle and Sebastian. For the group's new CD, The Life Pursuit, they've broken two long-standing traditions: making quietly precious music, and refusing to embrace the media.

Britney Spears married longtime partner Sam Asghari months after the pop superstar won her freedom from a court conservatorship. The wedding happened nine months after the pair were engaged.

On this edition of All Songs Considered: Swedish pop artist Mapei; the young Australian rapper Remi; Berlin-based trip-hop artist Perera Elsewhere, and Russian indie pop musician Tati Ana. Plus, the psychedelic rock group Of Montreal channels the Rolling Stones on a new album.

The pop group, composed of brothers Joe, Kevin and Nick Jonas, formed in 2005. Their next album, titled The Album, will be released May 5.