A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office calculates the cost of efforts to fire civil rights staff, and questions the department's ability to enforce federal civil rights laws.

This week on Get Out There, we get you ready for the Winter Olympics by teaching you how to curl and speed skate...and where to do it!

This week on Hot Jazz Saturday Night we look at the syncopated and percussive style known as Chicago Southside piano which was the trademark of black pianist Jimmy Blythe.

We’ll hear some shows that may’ve influenced how kids grew up during WWII, with episodes of Hop Harrigan and The Adventures Of Superman; and a Cornell Woolrich story on The Mollé Mystery Theater and an Arch Oboler script on Plays For Americans, starring Olivia de Havilland.

Metro General Manager Randy Clarke on getting the trains running again after a big winter storm and WAMU's Kayla Hewitt on the latest findings about what led to last year's DCA plane crash.

Kenyan McDuffie’s resignation to pursue a mayoral bid has kicked off a chaotic, compressed race for the at-large seat.

Just before her 70th birthday, Marian Knapp crossed a finish line years in the making: she earned her PhD. In this episode of Young at Heart, Marian reflects on returning to the classroom later in life — and how her years of lived experience actually helped her excel academically.