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2: Cuban-born saxophonist and composer, PAQUITO D'RIVERA. D'RIVERA defected to the United States in 1980 during a concert tour. Like his mentor, Dizzy Gillespie, D'RIVERA is a tireless performer and purveyor of Latin jazz. His "REUNION" album (Messidor), recorded with trumpeter Arturo Sandoval was called a "high speed tour of the Pan-American musical map." For his newest record D'RIVERA gathered 23 of the top Cuban musicians from around the world: "Pasquito D'Rivera Presents 40 Years of Cuban Jam Session"

ABC is pulling the 22nd season of 'The Bachelorette' days ahead of its scheduled release after TMZ published a 2023 video of its star, Frankie Taylor Paul, attacking her ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen.

The nation's top intelligence official, Tulsi Gabbard, said today that Iran's government still seems to be functioning, though it has been greatly weakened by the U.S. and Israeli bombing campaign.

There’s a new teacher in San Francisco classrooms... and she’s an AI bot. Then, we explore the nation's first law to encourage and protect whistleblowers working with AI.

We feature a tribute to singer Dorothy Collins, who died yesterday at the age of 67. Collins was the star of the 1950''s tv show "Your Hit Parade," and received a Tony nomination in1971 for her role in Stephen Sondheim''s Broadway show "Losing My Mind." We will play "Losing My Mind," from the show "Follies." (The recording is from "Sondheim: a Musical Tribute," RCA Rec

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The FBI says it is investigating two unrelated assaults: an attack on a synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, and a shooting in a university classroom in Norfolk, Virginia.

Texas-born musician and Nashville songwriter, BILLY JOE SHAVER. At 54, he plays with his son in a band called "Shaver" -- their new album is "Tramp on Your Street" (Zoo/Praxis), his first recording in ten years. SHAVER's songs, as recorded by Waylon Jennings on the 1973 "Honky Tonk Heroes" album, began the "outlaw" movement in country music. Since then, his songs have been recorded by Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, and Johnny Cash. SHAVER has been called a "redneck William Blake" by the Chicago Tribune, and the album has recieved acclaim for, "its unnaffected blend of hot-lickin' honkey tonk and roadhouse rock, offering disgrunteld country fans a potent antidote to the formulas of the New Nashville".

2: Shanghai-born author, ANCHEE MIN (AHN-chee MIN). She grew up in China during the last years of Mao's Cultural Revolution. In her memoir, "Red Azalea" (Pantheon), MIN recounts her experiences as an 11-year old leader in her school's Little Red Guard, then as a laborer at a work camp where she became the secret lover of her female commander. When Madam Mao began her reform of China's film industry, MIN was chosen from 20,000 candidates to become a screen actress because she had a face that was thought to represent the working class. MIN was also cast to star in a film about Madam Mao's life, but before the film was finished Chairman Mao died, Madam Mao was denounced and MIN was punished. In 1984, with the help of actress Joan Chen, MIN emigrated to the United States, where she works as a writer and photographer.

Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin faced a difficult hearing on Wednesday on his nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

Leven Kali brings the funk in his new album LK99. The Netherlands-born artist shares his inspiration and drive with NPR's Adrian Ma.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to World Refugee & Migration Council Chair Ninette Kelley about the condition of people displaced by war in Iran and the impact on countries in the region.