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Irish musician CMAT chats about her new album, 'Euro-Country'

NPR'S Scott Simon speaks to CMAT about her new album, "Euro Country," her U.S. tour, and her particular blend of country, rock and traditional Irish music.

In the American Heartland, farmers are literally betting the farm to stay in business

American farmers hope the Iran ceasefire holds and fertilizer and diesel start moving through the Strait of Hormuz soon, as row crop farmers go into their fourth straight planting season in the red.

As ceasefire deadline approaches, tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to rise

What are the political stakes for President Trump ahead of a second round of planned negotiations to end the war with Iran?

Spy novelist James Wolff dives deep into psychology of espionage in new book

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with James Wolff, the pseudonym of a former British intelligence officer who now writes about them in spy novels. His latest book is Spies and Other Gods.

How Saudi Arabia's entertainment investments are playing out at home and abroad

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Scott Roxborough of The Hollywood Reporter about the meaning of Saudi Arabia's investment in the potential Paramount Skydance/Warner Brothers Discovery merger.

MaddyChristine Hope Brokopp weaves the bottom of a burial tray. Brokopp enlisted her friends to weave her tray after a cancer diagnosis.

She invited her friends to come together to make her casket

Friends gathered at a weaver's studio in Massachusetts to help MaddyChristine Hope Brokopp make her casket.

BTS's album Arirang has now posted the longest run at No. 1 of any album in the boy band's career.

BTS stays at No. 1 on the charts — and thwarts Ye in the process

This week, no album can unseat last week's champion: BTS's Arirang, which holds on to the top spot thanks to another flood of sales.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, center, attends a celebration marking the 65th anniversary of the proclamation declaring the Cuban Revolution socialist, in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, April 16, 2026.

Cuba confirms meeting with US officials on island, wants energy blockade lifted

Cuba's government confirmed that it had recently met with U.S. officials on the island as tensions between the two sides remain high over the U.S. energy blockade of the Caribbean country.

Leslie Adams holds a photo of his mother, Shirley, who died after developing infected bedsores at a rehabilitation center, according to a lawsuit he filed. A court awarded the family $17 million, but they are still trying to collect it.

Real estate investors are buying up long-term care facilities. Residents can suffer

Real estate investment trusts are landlords for thousands of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospitals. Some select the managers and keep close watch but deny blame for bad care.

Presidio Trust Firings / D2 Candidate Lori Brooke / Rolling Stone Mag's Founding

A discussion on President Trump's Presidio Trust board firings, D2 Candidate Lori Brooke on why SHE will be better than Stephen Sherrill, the SF founding of Rolling Stone Magazine.

In Iowa, there's a push to make mental health care a part of cancer treatment

In Iowa, one of the few states where cancer rates are increasing, there's more awareness that patients may need more mental health support during treatment and also after it ends.

Former ambassador on Trump's decision to extend the ceasefire with Iran

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former Ambassador Ryan Crocker, who served in a number of countries across the Middle East, about President Trump's decision to extend the ceasefire with Iran.

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