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NPR's Robert Siegel first visited Paris 49 years ago. It's a city he loves. When terrorists hit last Friday, his first instinct was to get there. He reflects on life in Paris a week after the attacks.

Grace Bumbry has died. She had one of the most illustrious operatic careers of the 20th century. She was also the first Black singer to perform at the Paris Opera and the Bayreuth Festival in Germany.

The report, which measures healthcare access, quality and outcomes, was published in April by the Commonwealth Fund.

Argentines are partying hard in Buenos Aires' bustling bars, despite inflation. Across the pond, German companies are switching gears in response to high gas prices, as Russia shuts off its supply.

U.S. factories ramped up production, adding 22-thousand workers in September. Factory employment is back to pre-pandemic levels, but it's not likely to rebound to what it was in the last century.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Anat Admati, professor at Stanford University's Business School, about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and what it says about the stability of the U.S. banking system.

Many of the workers in Maine's lobster processing industry are people of color, but lobstermen are almost all white. A new program is aiming to diversify the state's lobster fleet.

The Florida father of a protester killed when a car plowed into peaceful protesters in Charlottesville says his daughter was passionate about equality...

Teju Cole's new essay collection covers politics, poetry, music and even Snapchat. "I love to live things," he says — and he recommends Miles Davis as a cure for election season stress.

Author Vu Tran's debut novel reflects his own experiences escaping Vietnam as a child. He tells NPR he was drawn to crime fiction as a way to dig into the sometimes-untold stories of immigrants.

Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney's debut novel, The Nest, is a funny family drama about a group of adult siblings squabbling over a long-awaited trust fund that's gotten unexpectedly alrger.

Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.

The United Arab Emirates nominated Sultan al-Jaber, who both leads Abu Dhabi's state-run oil company and oversees its renewable energy efforts, to be the president of climate negotiations in Dubai.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to student journalists at the University of Georgia about entering the field when trust in the media is low, disinformation is rampant, and what they see for the future.

A singer and composer whose songs bridged Native and numerous mainstream styles, Shenandoah was driven to create, and to share her history, with audiences around the world.

On Saturday, 25-year-old Ash Barty brought Australia its first singles home win in the Open since the 1978 edition. The final game for the men's singles will be played on Sunday.

"There really are no words to explain the kind of emotion you feel when you realize you're capturing that kind of lightning in a bottle," says producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Russian journalist Vladimir Pozner about the feeling in his country over the Russia-Ukraine tensions.

Gaza's Health Ministry said the head of Kamal Adwan Hospital was arrested along with dozens of other staff. Israel's military alleged Hamas militants were using the facility.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the latest target of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.

Democrats in Congress look ready to pass legislation with significant climate change elements that would push the country closer to President Biden's ambitious goals.

For many baseball fans, the excitement over Aaron Judge, Albert Pujols and the milestones they've been chasing has evoked bittersweet memories of the home run chases of baseball's "steroid era."

After five years, just 12 percent of people diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer saw their tumors grow by 3 millimeters or more, a study found. And in some people, the tumors shrank.

At the finish line, Noah Lyles stared down his only true opponent: the clock. But for several moments, the unofficial time showed a tie with Johnson's mark of 19.32.

Former President Jimmy Carter defends his new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. The best-seller has generated passionate criticism that it is slanted toward Palestinians and full of inaccuracies.