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Sixto Diaz Rodriguez sounded like a cross between Bob Dylan and Love's Arthur Lee. But after his recording debut in 1969, both Rodriguez and his record disappeared in the U.S.

Drug addiction groups are reeling after Trump officials said federal grants cannot be used to hand out test strips to drug users. The strips help users check street drugs for dangerous adulterants.

Some of the best rock music of 2017 was made by women reckoning with a fundamental destructive truth of the genre: that it promises freedom to young female listeners but withholds actual liberation.

After his father was killed by Israeli settlers raiding his village in the central West Bank, he says, 15-year-old Noor Assi sometimes envies other teens, but says, "I have a family to take care of."

In California, the state veterinarian banned chicken shows to limit the spread of bird flu. That left county fairs across the state devoid of chickens — and their 7-year-old 4H caretakers despondent.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Stephen Richer, the Republican Maricopa County Recorder, about his office's intense preparations to secure early voting in the swing state of Arizona.

The American Muslim Community Clinic mobile clinic provides primary care to the unhoused population in the Orlando area. It continues to see more and more people, but finances are not keeping up.

Storms usually form between the end of August through October, but this August and early September have been oddly quiet. That's changing as conditions in the Atlantic become more conducive to storms.

Sigrid Nunez's National Book Award-winning novel is narrated by a woman grieving the suicide of her longtime friend and former writing professor, whom she slept with once.

Harry Markopolos spent nearly a decade on Bernard Madoff's trail. He says his efforts to alert securities regulators about Madoff's schemes were repeatedly ignored. In a new book, he details how the Securities and Exchange Commission still lacks the tools for the job.

Four months after President Biden signed an executive action aimed at protecting workers from COVID-19, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has yet to issue workplace safety rules.

Postpartum depression affects as many as 1 in 7 women in the U.S., though there are just two treatments approved for it. Experts say the newest could be a game-changer — depending on its price tag.

The pop singer claims she was sexually abused by her producer and wants out of her contract with him and her record label. On Friday, a judge said no — and set off a storm of responses online.

NPR's Scott Simon recalls two elephant cufflinks his mother gave his father for Valentine's Day years after their divorce, and how that gift speaks of a love greater than romantic love.

Many avid readers know the sense of sadness that can come along with the end of a book. For Ammon Shea, that feeling led him to an idea: Why not read one of the longest books out there, The Oxford English Dictionary?

Monica Brown has written more than a dozen children's picture books with English and Spanish text side by side. Raised by a South American mother and North American father, she says, "I wanted to write stories that reflected the multi-ethnic, bilingual nature of my own family."

In Christopher Buckley's latest political satire, They Eat Puppies, Don't They? a lobbyist teams up with a conservative policy wonk to spread a rumor that China is plotting to assassinate the Dalai Lama. Together, they create a huge disinformation campaign that nearly sparks World War III.

On "Florida Matters Live & Local," documentarian Boaz Dvir explained when he first heard about the late Gloria Merriex's influence and how he spent over a decade making her story come to life.

Same-sex marriage seemed impossible until the first couples were married in Massachusetts 15 years ago this week. Now it is the law of the land, but not everyone wants it to stay that way.

The Mellon Foundation announced grants of $1 million to three theaters: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Long Wharf in New Haven and Portland Center Stage.

It's been just days since President Obama signed into law the new Every Child Succeeds Act, doing away with No Child Left Behind. State lawmakers likely…

The award-winning author is known for her brevity, and Can't And Won't doesn't disappoint. Davis tells NPR's Rachel Martin that the works of Russell Edson inspired her to write super-short stories.

Florida’s federally qualified health centers have teamed up with the Florida Department of Health to share resources and speed up access to care for…

Ben Smith, a.k.a. The Politicker, tells Scott Simon how he distills political news for his New York Observer blog. He also notes some fellow blogs he tries to read on a daily basis.

The NFL wild card playoffs start this weekend. What stumbling blocks lie on the road to the Super Bowl? NPR's A Martinez asks ESPN's Martenzie Johnson for a preview.