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Hrishikesh Hirway is host of the podcast Song Exploder, which examines pop songs and artists. He talks to NPR's A Martinez about releasing an album of his own compositions.

Pregnancy is supposed to be a magical time for mothers and their families. But it can also be scary, and the coronavirus is making it more so.More than…

There’s always a first. In this case, the first person was known simply as Donald T.

The Qatar-based news agency Al-Jazeera recently took over Current TV, the cable channel founded by former Vice President Al Gore. The deal will make Al-Jazeera available in 40 million homes across the U.S. Host Rachel Martin talks with Al-Jazeera's executive producer for the Americas, Bob Wheelock, about what the acquisition means for the agency's future.

The White House said that after the administration eliminates "woke" culture from the Smithsonian, it would expand to other museums around the country. Would that be possible?

With permanent burial too costly for many, a priest launched a project to exhume victims, cremate them and find a lasting resting place for their ashes — all free of charge to the families.

From AI research to historical preservation, programs funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities reach every corner of the U.S. Now the government has terminated those grants.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks retired U.S. naval officer Peter Rybski why the Coast Guard has fallen behind on producing icebreakers and what that means for U.S. influence in the Arctic.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Gabriel Sterling, of the Georgia Secretary of State's Office, about President Trump's claims about election security.

Actor Michael Imperioli is back on the map after landing a lead role in season 2 of HBO's "The White Lotus." NPR takes a look at his legacy as Christopher Moltisanti in "The Sopranos" and more.

The term "Chicago politics" gets bandied about whenever people complain about what they see as corruption and abuse of power. But what does it actually mean? These four books examine the city's hardball approach to politics through various lenses.

For the first half of the 20th century, Tin Pan Alley songwriters like Irving Berlin and the Gershwins dominated pop music. By the the 1950s, tastes had changed, and the music changed with them.

The owner of Fox News and The Wall Street Journal, has given $1 million to the Republican Governors Association, making it one of the largest corporate donors to the GOP this election season.

Marijuana laws have been liberalized in more than a dozen states, and in California, medical marijuana dispensaries are common. But that doesn't mean pot use is on the rise. According to government data, Americans who admit to using pot have been at about 6 percent since 2002.

Amazon's new anthology series, executive produced by Lena Waithe, unrelentingly explores "terror in America."

The spread is heightened by the seasonal wind. For people experiencing allergy symptoms, experts recommend staying indoors, closing windows and showering after being outside.

After a long holiday weekend of clean up and recovery, Houston tries to get back to work. It won't be easy for many. Thousands remain in area shelters or FEMA-paid hotel rooms.

It's been an emotional rollercoaster for TikTok creators over the past few months, with the app's future uncertain. But there are ways to decompress.

Texas Christian University's women's basketball team has had so many injuries it had to forfeit games and hold an open try-out for walk-ons.

For most contestants, competing in Miss Calendar Girl, a pageant for LGBTQ South Africans, regardless of whether they've transitioned, is about being seen and heard.

The first week of Paul Manafort's trial is over. Manafort, a veteran lobbyist and Donald Trump's 2016 campaign chairman, is fighting charges of bank and tax fraud.

Another cocoa harvest in West Africa has come up short, leading to the worst deficit in decades. That means higher prices for chocolate makers and for shoppers.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with European Union leaders as they prepare massive new financing for Kyiv's war effort.

A traffic jam in a snowstorm — that's how people describe the scene at West Coast ports, where cargo ships are stacking up. This shipping bottleneck could have ripple effects across the U.S.

There is food insecurity among members of the U.S. military. The military is increasing housing allowances and temporary lodging reimbursements to military families.