In Tehran, panicked residents rushed home to shelter and terrified children poured out of classrooms as U.S. air strikes hit the capitol.

The song title, “Strange Fruit” was a metaphor for lynching. In 1939, Columbia Records granted singer Billie Holiday release from her contract to record “Strange Fruit” for the Commodore label. Listen for “Strange Fruit” and Billie’s other recordings for Commodore this week on Hot Jazz Saturday Night.

VA State Sen. Jennifer Boysko on eliminating data center tax breaks, WAMU's Alex Koma on D.C.'s mayor and at-large races, and Prince George's County Council Chair Krystal Oriadha discusses federal immigration detention centers.

“We may not have the book you want, but we will have a book you need,” says one of the founders of Bol bookstore in Brookland.

Celebrate the March 1 birthdays of singers Harry Belafonte, Dinah Shore, the bandleader Glenn Miller, the writer Ralph Ellison, and the actor David Niven.

A rare open seat on the D.C. Council has drawn in a field of 10 contenders hoping to break away from the pack.