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The Japanese pianist's latest album begins with a tribute to a sound she's never liked: the chime of an alarm clock.

In the 1970s, the J. Geils Band carved out a reputation as one of the wildest party bands out there. Its frontman never abandoned his rootsy musical syncretism. Peter Wolf has a new solo album, conceived at the juncture of country and R&B.

NPR's Debbie Elliott talks to Texas Pastor Danny Reeves, who is urging non-vaccinated people to get the shot after he almost died in the hospital from COVID-19.

Reporter Myles Harris of WSYX-TV in Columbus was taping a local crime story when his mom Sandi Harris pulled up in her car. He posted the surprise visit to his Instagram account.

Dr. Simone Gold was issued a medical license from the state department of health and has opened an online practice based in Naples.

Texas restrictions on abortion providers have led many clinics to close. Poor women in some spots, like the Rio Grande Valley along the Mexican border, have lost their access to abortion services.

One of the most shocking parts of Wednesday's pro-Trump mob attack on the U.S. Capitol was just how quickly it all unfolded. We examine the historic, and troubling day.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is correct that the federal government classifies marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, which means that it is considered a greater concern than either fentanyl or cocaine, which are classified as Schedule 2 drugs.

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Joe Biden gives a stark warning at his primetime speech. We answer your burning questions about student loan forgiveness. And, August's job numbers are predicted to look good.

This American Life host Ira Glass doesn't care about how people will remember him, "I'm not making a radio show for them"

Marco Rubio is nearing the end of his five-country visit to Latin America — his first as secretary of state — as the administration works to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Aid.

A source familiar with the president's decision told NPR that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called Trump on Friday night and urged him to back off the raids.

NASA successfully crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid on Monday night. These are the final images it captured as it hurtled toward the rocky surface.

For one night only! Meet C/2022 E3 (her friends call her the green comet for short).

The pope apologized to Indigenous peoples for abuses in church-run residential schools. Canada's response suggests that reconciliation over the fraught history is still a work in progress.

The secretary of state issued an angry salvo on Saturday against Mary Louise Kelly, co-host of All Things Considered. NPR stands by her reporting.

Angus Roxburgh, a British journalist who has been covering Russia for more than two decades, offers a new look at the enigmatic Russian leader in The Strongman: Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia.

Marilynne Robinson's fourth novel is a prequel to 2004's Gilead: That book told the Rev. John Ames' family story and this book tells the story of his wife.

This holiday season, instead of settling for the standard martini, historian Lesley Blume suggests you reach for a taste of bygone cocktail culture. She offers tips for picking the right antique elixir, as well as the original recipe for one of Ernest Hemingway's favorites.

In his new book, The End of Greatness, historian Aaron David Miller argues that the nation might be better off without any more truly great presidents — or the national crises that produce them.

Black is being remembered for his commentary on a wide range of issues — from Thanksgiving turkeys to children's names to the Supreme Court — from the perspective of a Western farmer and rancher.

As people grapple with more than 100 people who died in the Lahaina fire on Maui, they're still trying to understand the loss of priceless artifacts and their connections to the island's ancient past.

Chef Hugh Acheson's new book contains more than 100 recipes for the workhorse kitchen tool of convenience. He says this old standby "really is a gateway to cooking from scratch again."

The narrators in Laila Lalami's new novel have one thing in common: They've all "had the experience of dislocation," Lalami says. Together, they form a mosaic of race and class in America.