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The songwriter's music is often described as "swamp rock," an appropriate designation given that he writes most of his material in the backwoods outside Jacksonville, Fla. His latest album, Georgia Warhorse, unofficially pays tribute to his grandmother.

Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are joined by Ann Powers and Stephen Thompson for a special edition of All Songs Considered that brings together the themes of the year.

Dry Cleaning is a post-punk band with a frontwoman who prefers not to sing. Instead, she intones avant-garde stories spiked with unexpected non-sequiturs.

Día de los Muertos is a Mexican holiday that commemorates loved ones who have died. It is believed their spirits return to their families, who put up ofrendas, or altars, on Nov. 1.

The measure establishes open primary elections and then ranked-choice voting. But because it amends the state constitution, voters will need to approve it again in 2024 for it to take effect.

The rocket was kept on the launch pad despite Hurricane Nicole sweeping through the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday.

Truss beats George Canning, who was prime minister for 119 days in 1827.

Nominees for Favorite K-pop Artist are BLACKPINK, BTS, SEVENTEEN, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, and TWICE. The AMAs have been dubbed the world's largest fan-voted awards show.

The fitness company had received over 150 reports of safety incidents linked to its popular Tread+ machine — including the death of a child — before notifying regulators, a U.S. safety agency said.

The famed singer, songwriter and pianist covers some holiday classics as well as two originals that she hopes will extend the shelf-life of the holiday spirit.

The winter storm will bring "a large swath of heavy snow from the West Coast to the Northeast" this week, the National Weather Service says.

Pilots at Delta Air Lines approved a new contract that will raise their pay by more than 30% over four years and likely lead to similar agreements covering union pilots at other major U.S. airlines.

Authors such as Barbara Kingsolver and Jacqueline Woodson have pledged not to submit work to HarperCollins until the strike has resolved.

The announcement, a groundbreaking deal for Middle Eastern soccer, ends speculation about where he would go next. Ronaldo became a free agent after his contract was terminated by Manchester United.

A Delta Air Lines flight and an American Airlines flight averted a collision at the New York City airport Friday night.

In a field full of heavy hitters, the film's soundtrack to a dance battle won best original song at Sunday's Academy Awards, becoming the first-ever song from an Indian film to win the prize.

Proposition 26 would have legalized sports betting at tribal casinos, while allowing them to also offer craps and roulette. Proposition 27 would have approved online and mobile sports betting.

Listener Maureen O’Reilly from Mikwaukee, Wisconsin, says she watched Grandma Boyce make this bread “countless times” before her husband urged her to get the recipe.

The 78-year-old Emmy nominee is accused of inappropriately touching a woman during a meeting in 2017. A South Korean outlet says Oh denies wrongdoing in the incident.

The bureau, which says it's been hard-hit by sequestration cuts, hopes the compromise plan will forestall furloughs and bring it back to full capacity.

Duncan has been with Obama from the beginning of his administration. His tenure has been marked by reform — and controversy over initiatives like Common Core and an embrace of charter schools.

According to AAA, the price increase is not unusual this time of year as more motorists hit the road.

The Beige Book — a big, official report — is mostly a bunch of stories gathered by talking to businesses around the country.

After two years of political bickering, Richard Cordray has been confirmed as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He thinks that, in the end, his agency has won bipartisan support for the work it will do.

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.