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A new Johnny Cash album, American Recordings VI: Ain't No Grave was released this week to coincide with what would have been Cash's 78th birthday. We remember the singer, songwriter and guitarist, who wrote more than 1,500 songs — and performed from the 1950s until just before his death in 2003.

President Biden and a bipartisan group of senators now have an infrastructure deal. But there's a long road ahead: Lawmakers must also pass other parts of his economic agenda.

A draft flu-pandemic response plan from the federal government says a worst-case scenario could kill as many as 2 million people in the United States. The draft Bush administration plan is an update to the $7.1 billion in pandemic preparations that it proposed last fall. The plan outlines exactly which government agency is responsible for about 300 tasks.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Theresa Cardinal Brown of the Bipartisan Policy Center about plans to lift a public health order that kept migrants out of the U.S. to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The Trump administration is working on a new military weapons policy. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Alexandra Bell of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.

The sheriff's office in Jacksonville, Fla., says a "mass shooting" has taken place at a Madden video game tournament.

"We acknowledge that there are many missing and that the number of deaths is expected to significantly increase," Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said in a statement late Friday.

Evening Masterworks: Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 2 in D Op. 73

It's the Fourth of July, and to commemorate the holiday, the Up First newsletter asked readers to share what freedom means to them. And, this one secret will give you the perfect summer pasta salad.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with poet Terrance Hayes about his new collection "So To Speak," which touches on topics from history, to himself and to headlines in the news.

On "Florida Matters: Live & Local," we dove into why there have been nearly 700 bicycle crashes in Pinellas County this year. The sheriff's office says bicyclists need to follow traffic rules.

The defense is starting to present its case in the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers involved in the death of George Floyd. Each is accused of violating Floyd's civil rights.

Gov. Sam Brownback recently did away with the state's arts agency — and many in the arts community are up in arms. But some arts advocates argue that being less reliant on government funding is actually a good thing for the arts.

As racial justice protests grew following the killing of George Floyd, many companies publicly embraced diversity, equity, and inclusion hiring policies. Now many are backing away from those policies.

The Solomon Islands said that despite a recent pact with China, it won't allow the major power to build a military base, and the two are only collaborating on security and naval refueling.

Shoppers and retailers alike are at heightened risk of fraud and cyberattacks during the holiday season.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Brian Wallach and Sandra Abrevaya about the impact living with ALS has had on their lives.

The stock marked suffers a sharp sell-off. Justice Department wins a historic victory against Google in an antitrust lawsuit. Tropical storm Debby is expected to dump significant amounts of rain.

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has been both criticized and praised for asking women to speak up and advocate for themselves in their careers. But what does her advice mean for younger career-minded women? Host Michel Martin gets some answers from Viviana Hurtado, of the Wise Latina Club; Pooja Sankar, the CEO of Piazza, a website for college students; and Harvard senior Kimberly Foster.

British Gas still has five employees who work as lamplighters, tending to the more than 1,000 centuries-old gas lamps that still line some of London's oldest neighborhoods.

A coalition of demonstrators in support of the Palestinian cause are protesting outside of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

The German state of Saxony has a thriving tech manufacturing sector, but business leaders worry that the German far-right party is keeping highly skilled immigrant workers away.

Extreme weather events like tornadoes can happen in minutes, but the effect of these disasters have on the community can be long-lasting.

FDA advisers are set to review an Alzheimer's drug found to slow the disease's progress in patients in the early stages. The big questions are about how the drug should be marketed.

Seth Rogen stars in a new satire that actually finds a new way to make us laugh about Hollywood. Meanwhile, Jake and Logan Paul have given our TV critic another reason to dislike a certain kind of reality TV.