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The genre-mashing rapper discusses how "wacky" musical influences, self-doubt and the pressure of growing up with Nigerian immigrant parents coalesced on his album DROOL.

On his new album, Mozart & Contemporaries, the deep-thinking pianist from Iceland aims to debunk the image of Amadeus as the giggling savant by contrasting his music with that of his peers.

Pointing to the “will of the voters,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed into law a measure repealing Florida’s ban on smokable medical marijuana.

The increased sales could take place as students who remained home last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic return to school.

A computer model that's been used to track red tide and Tampa Bay's response to Hurricane Irma is now being adapted to follow the dispersal of contaminated runoff from the old phosphate plant.

Groups representing communications companies are arguing the 2024 measure unconstitutionally limits free speech. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker says he may make a decision within three weeks.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore about the recovery efforts following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The comic, actor and filmmaker came to the U.S. from El Salvador in his 20s. "This movie deals with the problem of immigration, but I think of it as a very silly, happy and joyful movie," he says.

For the fifth straight year, whether marveling at Taylor Swift's capacity for surprise or trying to figure out what to type during the combined 37 minutes of Bruno Mars performances, Linda Holmes and Stephen Thompson live-blogged the ceremony in an effort to serve your reading-along needs.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist joins Ed Gordon to discuss Republicans' 2006 agenda, and how black Americans should look to the GOP -- instead of their traditional alliance to the Democratic Party -- as the party best aligned to the interests of the African-American community.

The Stars and Stripes has been a staple of wartime since World War I, bringing soldiers news from home and the battlefront. The newspaper strives to provide an independent voice while under military control. Some readers and even some of its reporters have claimed the paper is too cozy with the military, while many in the top brass say it's too hostile. NPR's Bob Edwards reports.

Microsoft is about to unveil its first new operating system in a number of years, amid much fanfare. But a big question remains: Is Vista any good?

A federal grand jury indicts Barry Bonds on five felony counts of perjury and obstruction of justice, charges that could result in a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison if he's convicted. The indictment culminates a four-year investigation into steroid use by elite athletes.

On a new CD, Streams of Expression, tenor sax player Joe Lovano performs three songs arranged by Gil Evans for the Miles Davis Nonet. The selections form the origins of the "cool sound" in jazz. They're part of a suite sewn together by Gunther Schuller, who played with Davis.

Allen Ginsberg's "Howl," published in 1956, is being celebrated this year in readings, panel discussions and literary events around the world. The poem stirred the literary world and influenced generations of poets.

Sound designer Steven Baber challenged himself to create a piece of music using only bicycle parts. The result is "Bespoken," an atmospheric piece of music that is all the more beautiful considering the unlikely instrumentation.

After moving to Turkey 12 years ago, Syrian refugee Assalah Shikhani is, again, one of the thousands displaced by the recent earthquakes.

Valerie Gaino, who lives in Pichilemu, Chile, submitted a recipe for dal, an Indian dish. She learned how to cook it six years ago from a fellow traveler from Tasmania. "I've fed many hungry surfers from all different countries with this dish ... nobody has ever complained," Gaino says.

President Bush outlined a mixed interim progress report on Iraq, emphasizing his belief that peace can be secured there. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) says the White House is "being overly optimistic" in reviewing the situation in Iraq and the country's fledgling government.

Nearly 50 years after Jamaica bid farewell to British rule, many Jamaicans are asking the same question: What has the island done with its independence? Author Ian Thomson chronicled his search for the answer in his new book, The Dead Yard: A Story of Modern Jamaica.

The Jamaican musician was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as only the second reggae artist to be welcomed there. He spoke on his childhood fascination with music, which turned into a long and pioneering career.

It's a big summer for Australian actress Toni Collette: She has two new films, in which she plays two very different mothers. Collette discusses her role as a manipulative and delusional woman in the dark drama The Night Listener.

A search is under way for a small plane carrying aviation adventurer Steve Fossett. Federal officials say he took off in the single-engine plane Monday at a private airstrip in western Nevada and didn't return as scheduled. A friend reported him missing.

Thirteen nominations for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, but no Best Picture nod for The Dark Knight: NPR's Bob Mondello talks to Michele Norris about today's Oscar surprises, disappointments and don't-misses.

The pianist performs contemporary takes on Bach's Goldberg Variations in the NPR studio.