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For the Scanlons, working at the Music Box is a family affair. Dennis Scanlon (second from right) started as a teenager and has been there for 48 years. Now his daughters Jenna (left) and Laura (right) are ushers. His father Al (second from left) and his grandfather (not pictured) also worked at the theater.

May I Help You Find Your Seat? We Sat Down With Broadway's Longtime Ushers

Every year, NPR's Jeff Lunden talks to some of the hardworking people in the theater biz who aren't eligible for Tony nominations.

San Diego Named Top City For Small Business By Forbes Magazine

San Diego is the best place in the nation to start a small business this year, according Forbes magazine.

Pura Belpré became the first Puerto Rican librarian at the New York Public Library in 1921. She's shown above leading a story hour in the 1930s.

How NYC's First Puerto Rican Librarian Brought Spanish To The Shelves

When Pura Belpré became a librarian in 1921, she couldn't find Spanish language books for kids — so she wrote them herself. Belpré would go on to become a champion of bilingual library programs.

The election for the next FIFA president will be Feb. 26, 2016.

ESPN Invites FIFA Presidential Candidates To Debate On Live TV

Will they accept? The five candidates are vying to replace Sepp Blatter, who presided over soccer's world governing body until his suspension in October.

Six months after declaring bankruptcy was over, can Detroit celebrate?

What's Driving The Motor City Forward Now?

Six months after Detroit emerged from bankruptcy, Michel Martin heads there to hear from the artists, thinkers and entrepreneurs who are shaping the city's future.

Mayor Kevin Faulconer: From Minimum Wage To Comic-Con

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer talks to KPBS about the minimum wage ordinance, tax rebates for businesses and trying out a zip line at Comic-Con.

Demonstrators in Philadelphia during this week's Democratic convention echo another presidential election year, 1968.

The Economy And Politics Of 1968: Now Playing In Reruns

Both 1968 and 2016 can be seen as good years for the economy. And yet both may be remembered for their extreme political discontent. Shouldn't good economic times make us less cranky? Apparently, not.

Latino voters go to the polls for early voting at the Miami-Dade Government Center on October 21, 2004 in Miami, Florida. A key constituency in Florida, many wondered how conservative Latinos would vote after now President-elect Trump's remarks on immigration.

Latinos Will Never Vote For A Republican, And Other Myths About Hispanics From 2016

There were expectations that Donald Trump would do worse with Latino voters than any candidate in history, but that didn't happen.

Dura Europos, a Roman walled city in eastern Syria, dates back to 330 B.C. The main gate is shown here in a photo from 2010. It's one of the many important archaeological sites militants of the self-styled Islamic State have ransacked and damaged.

Via Satellite, Tracking The Plunder Of Middle East Cultural History

ISIS militants now control the long-running black market in stolen artifacts. Experts are tracking damage to heritage sites in Iraq and Syria by satellite and doing what little they can to stop it.

The California State Capitol building on October 18, 2010.

California Republicans Hope All Politics Is Local

Republicans in the California Legislature are sizing up their own campaigns now that businessman Donald Trump will be their party’s presidential nominee.

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