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Chris Booker of the Chicago Tribune profiles the prizefighters readying for "Fight Night" at Chicago's United Center as the boxers punch bags, jump ropes and talk about their chosen profession. This sound portrait is part of the Hearing Voices radio project.

The recent death of H. David Dalquist, inventor of the bundt cake pan, has reminded many cooks of the beautiful, easy cakes that quietly fell from fashion. Essayist and food afficianado Bonny Wolf has fond memories of the days of the bundt cake.

Going to a baseball game isn't what it used to be. For one thing, the food has gone upscale. Essayist Bonny Wolf buys into Humphrey Bogart's old line: "A hot dog at the ballpark is better than a steak at the Ritz." But she also takes note of trendier cuisine.

European explorers spent centuries searching for a passage through the ice at the top of the world. The Northwest Passage, a shortcut to Asia Europe, proved elusive until about 100 years ago. These days, thanks to global warming and a receding ice cover, the voyage is far easier to complete.

President Trump has called NAFTA a "catastrophe" and threatened to impose a border tax on Mexican imports. How does that impact produce companies with operations on both sides of the border?

Karen Handel kept her distance from Trump in the Georgia special election, but her efforts to strip Planned Parenthood of its funding from the Susan G. Komen foundation could keep liberals fired up.

June's primary calendar kicks off Tuesday with seven states holding contests. One local race to watch: LA mayor.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks former State Department energy envoy David Goldwyn about oil and gas prices as the war with Iran continues.

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds a jump in disapproval of the agency among Democrats and independents, but Republicans are standing by ICE and the president.

Michael Zusman used to be a lawyer, specializing in suing financial companies. The work literally started making him sick. Then he stumbled into baking. His new cookbook promises that you can make your own pastrami, pickles and bagels better than you can buy at your local deli.