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Many people claim Native American ancestry. Their reasons vary, and so do the requirements to prove ancestry. Author David Treuer and freelance journalist Mary Annette Pember talk about why people claim they are Native American and how organizations and individuals prove or disprove the claims.

When the leaders of the Fed meet later this month, will they take any new steps to try to boost the economy and bring down unemployment?

The phenomenon is known to have broad implications for global weather.

The front-runner in Mexico's presidential race says his party, the PRI, has changed since it was ousted from power in 2000. Many Mexicans yearn for the peace and order the country experienced under PRI rule. But others worry about the rampant corruption that brought about the party's downfall.

The Lost writer, who was a producer on the 2009 Star Trekreboot, is co-writer of the new Alien prequel Prometheus. He talks about science fiction, unsatisfied fan bases and how best to enjoy Prometheus.

Do you think you would be the perfect contestant on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!?Find out how you can get on the show, at 'This is NPR.'

Get ready for this head-to-head batch of bunnies and backbreakers that are sure to have you baffled. That's industry jargon for: here's a quiz, led by puzzle guy Will Hines, about specific workplace slang. You'll talk like an insider in no time.

We know. His name is your name too. But do our contestants know the answers to puzzle guru John Chaneski's clues about two different people who share the same name? We'll try not to confuse you.

In Shearing's second appearance on the program from 1987, host Marian McPartland reminisces with her fellow countryman about obscure British tunes, and the two have fun re-harmonizing "God Save the Queen." Shearing also sings and plays Cole Porter's "After You," and the two end with a two-piano version of "Indiana."

Jose Rodriguez first participated in the New Jersey Special Olympics back in 2003, when he was 13. Jose has trouble learning — mostly with reading and writing. At StoryCorps, Jose tells his former coach, Charles Zelinsky, what his life was like before he found the games.