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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."

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to author Stephen Greenblatt about Dark Renaissance, which explores the life of Christopher Marlowe — the playwright he describes as "Shakespeare's greatest rival."

Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

The conservatives on the Supreme Court ruled that South Carolina Medicaid patients cannot use their coverage at Planned Parenthood for preventative care.

The Trump administration announced Monday that the FDA will be updating drug labelling to discourage the use of acetaminophen by pregnant women, suggesting a link between the painkiller and autism.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Reuben Brigety, a former U.S. ambassador to the African Union, about the importance of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which expires next week.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Reuben Brigety, a former U.S. ambassador to the African Union, about the importance of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which expires next week.

The British musician co-founded the rock band Supertramp, which spurred hits like "Give A Little Bit" and "The Logical Song" in the 1970s.

National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones.

Justice Anthony Kennedy, who served on the Supreme Court for 30 years, talks about his new memoir which explores his life on and off the high court.

Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison, has died. Officials in New Jersey, where Shakur had been arrested, convicted and imprisoned, said she was 78.

KQED announced yesterday that it is reducing its staff in an attempt to close a budget deficit.