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Peabody Award-winning journalist Jad Abumrad is back with a new podcast series Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, investigating the icon's creation of Afrobeats and his fight against oppression.

Cynthia Abrams with NPR Member station WPLN reports from Humphreys County, where officials say at least 18 people are missing and feared dead after an explosion at a military explosives plant.

The military in Madagascar seized power Tuesday after weeks of protests over corruption, power and water shortages forced the country's president into hiding.

The FAA has final say in transactions like this. More direction on next steps could come from the Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority board, which is nominated by the governor.

In parts of Western Pennsylvania, steel plants are big employers – and big polluters. This summer, the Trump administration paused regulations that would have forced steel mills to curb air pollution.

Amanda Shires new album, Nobody's Girl, explores the very public breakup with her husband, fellow musician Jason Isbell.

A year after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of Western North Carolina, communities are eager for FEMA funds to reimburse recovery expenses, but it's not clear when and if that money will come.

NPR's Michel Martin asks Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain, the chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, about the ongoing government shutdown and the prospects for a resolution.

D'Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer who helped pioneer the neo soul sub genre, died Tuesday at age 51. NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Faith Pennick, who wrote a book about his album "Voodoo."

The government shutdown is on its 15th day, and as the public increasingly begins to feel the effects, it remains unclear which party on Capitol Hill will blink first.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with the head of the American Academy of Family Physicians about changing public health guidance, what doctors are hearing from patients, and how to best navigate changes.

A pair of studies show that American rivers are getting hotter, posing a risk for many fish species.

Israel cut the number of Gaza aid delivery trucks, citing an alleged Hamas ceasefire breach. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Jonathan Fowler of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees.

President Trump presented the award to Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday.

Just six days in, the Gaza ceasefire faces some strain as Israel demands Hamas hand over more bodies of hostages and Trump warns of violence if Hamas doesn't disarm itself.

People are using ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence apps to help them with emotional issues, but experts say they are not a substitute for therapy or companionship.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday hears a case that could strike down the last major part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that remains standing.

What does the Pentagon's restrictive new press policy mean for coverage of military affairs? NPR's Michel Martin asks longtime journalist and former Defense Department spokesperson Pete Williams.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Republican Congressman Mike Lawler of New York about the ongoing government shutdown and his calls for Democrats in his state to end it.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado appeared in public for the first time in 11 months after a daring escape from her homeland when she emerged from a hotel balcony in Norway's capital.

Hurricane Irma hit the Florida Keys hard. Evacuated residents may not be able to return home for weeks. The scope of the destruction is only just becoming clear.

Ex-White House adviser Steve Bannon speaks in Hong Kong Tuesday at an event hosted by an arm of the largest state-owned Chinese brokerage firm. Bannon is a vocal critic of China's economic policies.

President Trump has declared a state of emergency in Alabama due to Irma. Rachel Martin talks to Brian Hastings, director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency, about the effects of the storm.

Rachel Martin talks to Colum Lynch of Foreign Policy magazine about the new U.N. sanctions on North Korea. The sanctions were not as strong as the Trump administration had hoped for.

Up to a million Catalans used their national day to rally for independence from Spain, ahead of an Oct. 1 secession vote — which Madrid vows to halt, but hasn't said how.