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With an innovative repertoire and creative musical arrangements, the five brass players of the Meridian Arts Ensemble — and the group's new percussionist — have redefined the boundaries of the traditionally stodgy brass quintet in music that ranges from J.S. Bach to Frank Zappa.

The neo-soul singer, multi-instrumentalist, and Michigan native says Detroit's music scene has learned a lot from the city's auto industry.

Lead singer Henry D'Arthenay looked to his Venezuelan home for inspiration in constructing the band's latest album, Será.

A few strong thunderstorms are possible across the Florida Panhandle Wednesday evening, then across portions of the peninsula early Thursday morning. A...

Nearly 3 months after Helene, survivors face bleak conditions in western North Carolina as the holidays rapidly approach

Younger workers are questioning the benefits of the daily grind as they face worsening prospects. The rise of "Sang culture" embodies the frustration and soul-crushing weariness.

Music festivals are canceling their events like maybe never before. Call it the music festival recession.

Here are images that resonated from the year: photos of families facing difficult decisions on the U.S. border, illustrations showing the struggles of student loan debt and otherworldly portraits.

Immerse yourself in these satisfying summer selections, from "new" India to post-"dot com" San Francisco to the streets of Brooklyn. Plus: a reissue of Kurt Vonnegut's novels and mysterious short fiction from E.L. Doctorow.

The county commission voted 4-1 to approve rezoning for 3H Ranch but stalled a smaller proposal to build 46 homes near Fruitville Road.

The loan forgiveness comes after past mishandling of income-driven repayment plans, which were designed for low-income borrowers. The move will erase $39 billion in federal student loan debt.

The cost of a traditional Thanksgiving feast is slightly lower this year than last, thanks in large part to falling turkey prices. Overall grocery inflation has eased significantly in the last year.

Russia is racing to build a bridge to Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula it annexed in 2014. The strategically vital project is beset by charges of near-slave labor for workers and engineering concerns.

The one-in-a-billion chance it could have hit somebody on the head didn't become a reality, as the European satellite reentered the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Hawaii.

In Birmingham, they've got two governors. Incumbent Democratic Gov. Don Siegelman and Republican challenger Bob Riley are both claiming victory in the race to be Alabama's chief executive. Siegelman wants a recount. Hear from Jackie Judd and Tuscaloosa News reporter Tommy Stevenson.

Shrimp fishermen in eight southern states band together to protest what they say are unfair trading practices in 15 Asian and South American countries. They say those countries are placing pond-raised shrimp on the U.S. market, driving U.S. shrimpers out of business. Melanie Peeples reports.

The FBI warns that al Qaeda may be planning what the agency calls "spectacular attacks" leading to mass casualties. But the Bush administration says it has no specific information on where, when or how terrorists might strike. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

The Communist Party chooses 59-year-old Hu Jintao as its new general secretary, in effect taking the helm of the world's most populous nation. Hu is not expected to stray far from the path of outgoing President Jiang Zemin, who has pushed economic but not political reform. Hear more from NPR's Rob Gifford.

An investigative committee in Sacramento has concluded that the county's child-protective system places too much emphasis on family preservation at the expense of children's safety. The committee, which was formed after 3 year-old Adrian Conway was beaten to death at his home, also says that training for case workers could be improved. Robert Siegel speaks with the committee's chair, retired Superior Court Judge Eugene Gualco.

Robert Siegel talks with Alan Sokal, a professor of physics at New York University, about his parody of practitioners of "science studies." He tells how he deliberately wrote an article questioning the validity of measuring physical "reality" using nonsensical phrases, and submitted it to a well-respected academic journal. The editors published it as a serious treatise, not realizing it was written as a joke. (Sokal's article, "A Physicist Experiments with Cultural Studies," appeared in the May/June 1996 issue of Lingua Franca.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports from Moscow that political infighting in the Kremlin has flared up again. It had been quiet in the Russian capital following President Yeltsin's heart operation until today, when that calm was shattered by a report in a respected newspaper. The paper published what it says is a detailed transcript of a bugged meeting by Yeltsin aides talking about illegal campaign paryments during the presidential campaign in June.

Computer and software makers are cutting back on technical support. Two magazines surveyed readers recently...and both found complaints about technical support up sharply. The reason? Tech support is expensive to provide and it's hard to see how it will pay for itself. Also at issue is the freeloader problem: as the industry cuts back, no one wants to pick up everyone else's tab. NPR's John McChesney reports.

NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports the District of Columbia Control Board has fired Washington's superintendent of schools, and is taking most powers away from the city's elected Board of Education. The Control Board--empowered by Congress to manage the city's affairs due to Washington's severe financial crisis--recently issued a report saying the city's school are in a state of crisis. Today, they appointed a 9-member panel to try to save the city's school system.

The U.S. and allies Japan, South Korea and the European Union will suspend fuel shipments to North Korea next month. The suspension is a protest of North Korea's nuclear weapons program. More from NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

In the new film About Schmidt, Kathy Bates plays Roberta Hertzel -- an aging hippie and free spirit. Jack Nicholson plays the repressed insurance salesman Warren Schmidt. In one scene Bates strips nude in front of Nicholson. It's the scene everyone is talking about. NPR's Michele Norris talks with Kathy Bates about the scene and about her career in film.