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KiKi Shepard, the longtime co-host of Showtime at the Apollo, died this week at 74.

Philadelphia Emo band Sweet Pill has a new album out, Still There's a Glow. Lead singer Zayna Yousseff breaks down how this album reflected her mental health journey.

In the Kurdish regions of the Middle East, Nowruz celebrations — honoring the arrival of spring — are a fundamental expression of Kurdish identity.

Some Democrats who were swept into office last November are grappling with the reality of governing. The new leader of Pennsylvania's Lehigh County says urgency is needed.

Investigators in the U.S. search for motives in three recent instances of targeted attacks, and whether they are related to the war in Iran.

The ceasefire, in effect for the past six months, has brought some reprieve to Palestinians in Gaza despite continued hardship, displacement and Israeli restrictions on aid.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with journalist and author Scott Anderson about Iran's power structure after the killing of Ali Larijani, the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.

The visual album and documentary Songs from the Hole tells the story of James Jacobs, the hip-hop artist JJ'88, as he reflects on his coming-of-age within California's state prison system.

The National Park Service took down a Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York City, a landmark of the LGBTQ rights movement.

Wage theft hits low-wage workers especially hard and most frequently. That’s one of the reasons why San Mateo County launched the office of Labor Standards and Enforcement last summer. At one orchid farm there, workers say wage theft is still happening.

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