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The Medford Mail Tribune, established in 1909, will cease publication this week.

Beyond old headlines, Mail Tribune archives preserve a newsroom’s history

Research files, reporter correspondence and photographic outtakes reveal the work behind the headlines as the society organizes the newspaper’s collection.

Ukrainian military medics treat a wounded Ukrainian soldier in the field hospital near the front line in the southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia on Sept. 12. The vast majority of casualties take place in the so-called kill zone, a band about 10 to 20 miles wide on both sides of the front line, which stretches more than 700 miles from north to south.

Drones buzz overhead, troops hunker underground in Ukraine's hellish kill zone

The front line in the Russia-Ukraine war stretches more than 700 miles and has barely moved in four years. Yet straddling this line is the kill zone, dominated by constantly evolving drone technology.

In December 2025, President Trump's name was added to the exterior of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Less than six months later, it was removed, following a judge's ruling that only Congress can change the name of the performing arts complex, which was established as a "living memorial" to John F. Kennedy. Above, workers stand on scaffolding outside the Kennedy Center in June.

A history of presidents naming things after themselves (It's short. They rarely do)

While Trump pushes to get his name on the Kennedy Center and other public sites, history shows that sitting presidents have almost always avoided putting their brands on government assets.

The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum's dinosaur skeleton exhibits have been popular with generations of children, since they first were exhibited in 1868.

Just short of its 200th birthday, a landmark natural history museum shuts down

Beloved for its dinosaurs, Philadelphia's storied Academy of Natural Sciences closed down this week, amid an intense fight by local residents, politicians and scientists to save it.

George Major, known as the Pearly King of Peckham, wears his blinged-out suit in 2024. He died in August at age 88.

What a Pearly King taught me about Cockney rhyming slang and East London history

In mother-of-pearl suits, the Pearly Kings used to canvass East London for charity. The most famous one, George Major, died in August. A look back on this larger-than-life figure and the Pearly King tradition.

Greetings from Edinburgh, where a cheeky tour guide makes art history hilarious

For anyone who grew up staring blankly at museum artwork, this is the fun that was missing: Coco leads interactive and (mostly) factual art history comedy tours.

Old Crow Medicine Show reflect on 250 years of U.S. history

Morgan Jahnig and Ketch Secor join World Cafe to talk about the band's latest album, Union Made.

Underground History

Richard Segovia stands in front of his house on 25th and York streets, known as the "Latin Rock House," in San Francisco in April. The home is covered in a large mural honoring dozens of musicians tied to the Mission District's Latin rock scene, which Segovia has helped preserve for decades.

This house trumpets its history in the face of gentrification. Now it's a landmark

A house in San Francisco covered in the painted faces of Latin rock artists was formally landmarked by the city. Its neighborhood has seen skyrocketing home prices and decades of redevelopment.

The University of California, Santa Cruz has a special collection called the Grateful Dead Archive to celebrate the print and visual culture of the band.

The keepers of the Grateful Dead's history

The Grateful Dead understood the importance of recording its legacy. A number of archivists and historians are dedicated to maintaining the band's immense collection of music and memorabilia.

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