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For many people, Easter is about church, easter egg hunts, and cakes baked in the shape of a lamb. It's not clear exactly when the tradition started, but in Central Europe there are lamb-shaped pans that date back centuries.

Amid a rise in healthcare costs and declining federal support for commercial fishermen, a free pop-up health clinic in Galveston, Texas is reaching a community of Vietnamese fishermen.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to author Patrick Radden Keefe about his new book, "London Falling." It tells the story of the mysterious death of a London teen and his connections to the city's underworld.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to children's author Philip Stead about his new book "A Potion, a Powder, a Little Bit of Magic," about a goat keeper looking for a lost goat.

The war in Iran enters its 6th week as the search continues for the missing U.S. service member who bailed out of a fighter jet shot down over Iran on Friday.

Photographer Julia Gunther and writer-filmmaker Nick Schönfeld chronicle the rhythms of daily life on Tristan da Cunha, the world's most remote inhabited island.

The cakes – usually baked in the shape of a lamb using a special pan – have a long history in Central Europe, from the German osterlamm, to the Polish baranek wielkanocny, to the Alsatian lammele.

As online betting has grown in popularity, a new report from the New York Federal Reserve builds on the troubling link between legal sports wagering and financial health.

Some people are splurging. Others are finding that their refunds are being swallowed up by the rising cost of gas.

"Pain is a mysterious thing," says neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta. But understanding how it works in the body and different kinds of treatment can help you find the right pain relief when you need it.