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De La Soul brought a necessary playfulness to hip-hop in 1989, but battles with the music industry dimmed that light. Marcus J. Moore tells their story in "High and Rising: A Book About De La Soul."

Ukraine's President Volodmyr Zelensky tries to rally support at a UN distracted by the Middle East and warns Russia may be planning to attack his country's nuclear power plants.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Tom Grossi about his "If the NFL Was Scripted" series and the characters and storylines viewers should be watching for in the NFL playoffs.

Today is Cookie Exchange Day!

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.

There was a movement afoot to use cameras to analyze speed? So every car speeding down the road can get a ticket. What’s the status? If it’s passed, after all, will this really slow us down?I got a red-light ticket. Is there anything I can do?The red lights came on behind me. What happens next? Can I do anything? Anything I absolutely should not do? Why what I do in the next few moments can really make a difference.Joining YLR Host Jeff Hayden is San Mateo attorney, David Nazzaro, Jay Baik, Law offices of Majeed S. Samara in Millbrae, and David Uthman, a retired peace officer, currently practicing law at the Law Offices of David Uthman and the San Francisco Traffic Law Clinic.Questions for Jeff and his guests? Please call, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.

Actor Jim O'Heir shares stories from seven years on NBC's Parks and Recreation with NPR's Juana Summers.

Today is Piano Day!

North Carolina has more rural voters than any other 2024 presidential swing state, and canvassing groups are working to turn out voters in one purple county as early voting continues in the state.

The jazz pianist performs a decades-spanning set, including a new, improvised version of "Nautilus" with DJ Jazzy Jeff and Talib Kweli.

The CBS News vice presidential debate will be the only time Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz get to face off ahead of the 2024 election. Here's what to expect.

Historical markers were once just for American history. But many now claim aliens have visited Earth from outer space — and they aren't hedging.