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Before Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ever served in public office, he was a high school teacher and assistant football coach. Those who knew him then, and who stayed in touch, told NPR what they learned.

NPR's Life Kit podcast brings you tips and tricks to start running — with help from Martinus Evans, author of Slow AF Run Club: The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run.

For years, Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career regular-season goals was widely thought to be untouchable. Now, the Washington Capitals star has just a handful to go to claim the record as his own.

A team at the University of Pittsburgh is equipping artificial hands and feet with sensors that are linked to a person's own nervous system. Preliminary results, though limited, are promising.

Jackie Fortier joined StateImpact Oklahoma in November 2017, reporting on a variety of topics and heading up its health reporting initiative. She has many journalism awards to her name during her years of multi-media reporting in Colorado, and was part of a team recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists with a Sigma Delta Chi award for excellence in breaking news reporting in 2013.

The coronavirus pandemic is impacting the way people handle their recycling.Local non-profit Recycle Ann Arbor says it's seen an uptick in the amount of…

NPR's Scott Simon notes a mathematician has calculated that there are 177,147 ways to tie a tie.

Iowa's Maytag Farms is a small producer of gourmet-caliber blue cheese. Experts say it's a good example of "place-based" food, a movement emerging as a viable alternative to commodity farming. Hear NPR's Greg Allen.

Carlos Schröder and NPR critic Bob Mondello visit Alt.Latino to discuss Latin movies and music.

Record and email us a voice memo telling us about a song that reminds you of Mom. We'll share select stories and songs on an upcoming episode of All Songs Considered.