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In the 20th century, Finland became a progressive, cutting-edge technological society. Its music, though little-known, followed suit: Relentlessly innovative, much of today's best music from Finland pushes the past firmly into the future.

One of the most enduring and endearing characters of author Ian Fleming's books about super-spy James Bond is Q, the brilliant gadget man. Today, Q's influence reverberates throughout government agencies in the United States and abroad.

Calm down, Scrabble purists. Turns out rumors about allowing proper nouns in the beloved board game were just rumors. Scrabble expert Stefan Fatsis says the rules have remained virtually unchanged since the game was first marketed in 1948 — and after 62 years of consistency, no one can mess with the game that easily.

Black communities in Kentucky and Tennessee have celebrated the eighth of August for more than 150 years. It's a day for barbecue, loved ones and marking freedom from slavery.

We're often taken aback when a respected governor, political candidate, husband or wife is caught cheating. In Out of Character, David DeSteno argues for the growing body of evidence that shows how everyone — even the most respected among us — has the capacity to act out of character.

Indiana is installing boxes in which newborns can be anonymously surrendered, usually at a fire station. Baby boxes have seen a surge in use, and more are planned as Indiana moves to ban abortions.

A bright-eyed child transforms an elegiac prayer in a new video from New York Polyphony and director Mark DeChiazza, featuring incandescent music by the late English composer Richard Rodney Bennett.

The premier offered to quit after a coalition ally refused to support a key bill, but the nation's president asked Draghi to see if he can still find a majority in Parliament willing to back him.

A new opera by David T. Little chronicles three generations of soldiers' experiences in journalistic style — and resurrects some important questions about the function of art.

On its first album in six years, Now, Now perfectly captures pop music's ability to transmute desire and despair into easily hummable enlightenment.

On its debut album, the London-based punk band combines sticky pop flourishes and bruising sounds with brazen self-assurance.

The indie-rock veterans' 11th studio album is a rebuke of President Trump's first year in office.

Brighter Wounds achieves another breakthrough during a fraught and heartbreaking period. It's the band's most personal album yet.

Clementine is a musical George Orwell for our time. Stream his extraordinary new album.

The contemporary R&B singer collaborates with her father — blues and soul legend Syl Johnson — to craft a consciously retro-sounding album which feels both vital and knowing.

Hear the new album by "The Screaming Eagle of Soul," which cleverly balances the vintage and the modern.

NPR Music's Tom Huizenga and host Guy Raz spin an eclectic mix of new classical releases.

US officials say there's also growing evidence Russia is forcibly relocating hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians from territory they've captured.

Sample a trio of new vocal albums ranging from a blistering Beethoven Mass to ancient Russian Orthodox traditions and an opulent but overlooked opera from the dawn of the 20th century.

Seoul artists are taking on the rapper PSY in a real estate rift pitting creative types against commercial interests. The man known for Gangnam Style "is not a good building owner," one artist says.

Some of jazz's all-time greats will play a legendary festival in the seaside Rhode Island town next weekend. Not all the acts are quite so well-known -- but many of them deserve to be. Hear music from Fly, Gretchen Parlato, Arturo O'Farrill and the Matt Wilson Quartet.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with infectious disease expert Michael Saag about the rising rates of sexually transmitted infections.

Alabama corrections officials said the state halted the scheduled execution of Alan Miller after they determined they could not get the lethal injection underway before a midnight deadline.

The European Union is split over whether to give refuge to Russians fleeing after President Vladimir Putin announced last week that men with military experience would be called up to fight in Ukraine.

Two Sarasota County schools were still being used as shelters as of Sunday — Tatum Ridge Elementary for medically dependent evacuees and Venice High School for the general population.