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Robert Christgau reviews the latest CD from vocalist Maria Muldaur, best known for her quirky 1970s pop tune "Midnight at the Oasis." Her new CD is Heart of Mine: Maria Muldaur Sings Love Songs of Bob Dylan. Reviewer Robert Christgau says Muldaur put the passion in these tunes in a way most singers don't match because they probably didn't know Dylan put all that passion there in the first place.

The world's largest retailer Wal-Mart is joining the list of companies severing ties with southern food star Paula Deen. The Savannah, Georgia-based cook and restaurateur has been on the front burner since an admission she used a racial slur in the past.

Millions of working Americans are seeing their work productivity compromised by long COVID. Now, both workers and doctors are speaking out about what COVID long-haulers need to stay in the workforce.

In a redo of an issue decided just four years ago, a newly constituted Supreme Court once again weighs abortion regulations.

Protesters marched through Washington, D.C., on Thursday to fight for families separated at the southern border. It was one of several demonstrations around the country.

After a strike this weekend that killed 12 children in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, is an all out war between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah likely?

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Oxford economist Mahir Rasheed about Americans spending money this holiday season despite poll numbers saying people are worried about their future economic state.

Many states have school voucher programs allowing tax money to be used for private schools. Supporters of "school choice" put proposals on the ballot in three states this month. Voters defeated them.

On the U.N. General Assembly's opening day, President Trump declared Ukraine "can win back all territory lost to Russia," marking a sharp reversal from earlier statements he's made about the war.

Started during the pandemic, hundreds of hospitals in 39 states deliver acute inpatient care in people's homes. The popular program had a five-year extension in a stopgap spending agreement that is now in doubt.

Conservative provocateur Tucker Carlson posted his third video to Twitter this week, ignoring warnings from his former employer, Fox News, to cease and desist amid an alleged contract battle.

A day after the operation in Venezuela, the White House is clarifying what running the country means, as Congress splits sharply along party lines.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks legal scholar Jeffrey Rosen how a Supreme Court case over the firing of Rebecca Slaughter, a Democratic FTC commissioner, could expand presidential powers.

The Trump administration is working quickly to impose new tariffs to replace the import taxes struck down by the Supreme Court. That's creating new uncertainty for businesses and trading partners.

It's probably going to cost more to heat your home this winter. Forecasters say heating bills are likely to climb faster than overall inflation, despite what's expected to be a relatively mild winter.

Saariaho, who battled a male-dominated educational system in her native Finland, forged a strong and singular voice in contemporary music.

Fires are always burning in the Amazon. But wildfires have surged 83% since this time last year, according to Brazil's space agency. Satellites have spotted more than 9,500 wildfires this past week.

Sex is a topic not often broached in a conservative Muslim country like Pakistan. Yet a cable TV program hosted by a male doctor has proved popular, particularly among 30-something women.

The recent deadly attack at an airport in Istanbul underlines one of the biggest challenges for airport security: so-called, soft targets, the areas before you pass through security.

The annual butterfly migration is underway. For decades scientists have relied on volunteers to tag butterflies to provide details about their journey.

Floridians wonder if Ron DeSantis will continue to be the culture warrior of his presidential campaign or return to the more conciliatory attitude he showed earlier in his governorship.

The illustrator known as Liniers is becoming known in the U.S. for his New Yorker covers and children's books. But in Argentina, he's been a multimedia presence for over a decade.

For the first time in two decades, the U.S. has evidence of local transmission of malaria. Most of the cases occurred in Florida's Sarasota County, which has stepped up mosquito suppression efforts.

The first college football championship game of the new playoff system will be played Monday night in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. It's the Oregon Ducks versus the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Medicare's annual open enrollment period began Oct. 15, allowing seniors to choose new plans. New rules this year are supposed to crack down on misleading marketing but buyers should still beware.