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A volunteer effort is under way to get books into the Los Angeles County Jail, which has no library. Research shows reading helps lower recidivism rates.

Benazir Bhutto, the former prime minister of Pakistan, confirms plans to end her eight-year, self-imposed exile. She says she'll be flying to Karachi, and from there she plans to lead her Pakistan's People's Party (the largest opposition party in the country) in parliamentary elections in January.

In his short but brilliant career, he pioneered a new standard of rapid-fire virtuosity on the electric bass and helped bridge the jazz and pop music of his day. Close collaborators offer a retrospective on Jaco Pastorius.

The songs on Revolution come in an impressive variety of arrangements and voices, from quiet, acoustic confessions to rock 'n' roll hollering. They're all convincing, and they make up not just Lambert's best record, but also critic Will Hermes' standing pick for country record of the year.

The Norwegian singer-songwriter's new album, Heartbeat Radio, draws from diverse musical and lyrical sources. Indie-rock and jazz both infiltrate his sound, while unlikely topics inspire his words.

In this year of high gas prices, reviewer Meredith Ochs is already sick of the word "staycation." But she's found an Austin, Texas, band with a great new song — which doubles as a handy rationalization for spending a holiday at home.

John Mayer doesn't want to tell you what to think, even if his hit song "Waiting on the World to Change" seems like an old-fashioned anti-war song. "All I want a song to do is just to kind of present an idea..." the singer says.

All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen hears something special in the new album from the innovative neo-soul duo Gnarls Barkley. It reminds him of a different groundbreaking soul artist who died more than 40 years ago: Otis Redding.

Critics have compared the singer's voice to Marvin Gaye's, and the parallels become even sharper upon closer inspection. His new album, a two-disc compilation called Love and War MasterPeace, tackles themes of inner-city violence, war, unemployment and love.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Ben Marcantonio of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, about in hospice care, how the focus is not about preparing for death, but for living a full life.

Speakers at a health-care "summit" said Tuesday that expanding access to care for more Floridians could save the state money.The two-day Florida Health...

As the number of people seeking therapy soars during the pandemic, CVS has begun testing a model to offer counseling services at stores in the greater Tampa Bay region, Houston and Philadelphia.

While meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Trump said he backed a key provision of the NATO alliance that requires members to come to the defense of another if attacked.

The new NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl stars Jason Lee as a ne'er-do-well who decides to turn around his life after winning $100,000 in the lottery. Alex Chadwick visits the set and speaks with the star and the director about what sets the show apart. My Name Is Earl debuts Tuesday night.

After four months of trial, a jury has convicted Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and other members of the far-right club of seditious conspiracy for their roles on Jan. 6, 2021.

Leisure travel has bounced back this year, and that means particularly big crowds over three-day holiday weekends.

Richard Kadrey kicks off a new series about a magic-immune thief in a magic-soaked Los Angeles with The Everything Box. It's a madcap ride in which the end of humanity is just the beginning.

Investigative journalist Svetlana Alexievich was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize for Literature Thursday. She is the first writer from Belarus to win the prize.

Therapist Lori Gottlieb found out one of her patients died. She knew it was coming but was still struck by grief. As she was mourning her patient, she met a stranger who was also touched by the story.

Record turnout is expected for Saturday's Democratic caucuses in Nevada, where candidates are hoping to show their clout in the party's first western nominating contest and the first state contest with a significant minority population.

At least nineteen long-term care facilities in Florida have either a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19. The disease has already proven deadly at...

The fallen Silicon Valley star faces up to 15 years in prison for defrauding investors in her blood-testing company. A U.S. senator is among those who have written letters asking for mercy.

Anthropologist T.M. Luhrmann studies the personal relationships evangelicals develop with God. In her book When God Talks Back, she explains how relationships with God are often cemented through the power of prayer. The book has just come out in paperback.

Wojciech Bakun admits he was ill-prepared to become a front-line humanitarian worker dealing with the rush of refugees from Ukraine. And some onlookers have been surprised by his response too.

It's a mystery why dozens of horses are being found dead with gunshot wounds on public land near the Navajo Nation in Utah.