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The name of the great contralto and civil rights icon now lives above the doors to the grand hall in Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.

For Black Music Month, NPR has seen some of the most talented Black women in music stop by the Tiny Desk. Producer Ashley Pointer brought Philadelphia rapper and singer Tierra Whack to headquarters.

Since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in 2022, one study estimates there's been nearly 65,000 pregnancies from rape in states that ban abortion.

Miami Beach is tired of a community of live-aboard boaters anchored just offshore. It's adopted policies limiting their access, including making it illegal to tie up dinghies at a city boat launch.

We take a close look at how the media is covering Biden and the debate over his age--and how his re-election campaign is reacting.

There's excitement and controversy swirling around the potential use of MDMA for treating post-traumatic stress disorder. On Tuesday, a panel of advisers to the FDA will evaluate the data.

Allies of former President Donald Trump say his felony conviction Thursday in a New York hush money case has helped energize and unify the Republican Party.

The decision was the first major gun ruling since 2022, when the high court broke sharply with the way gun laws had previously been handled by the courts.

Witness testimony has concluded in Donald Trump's hush money trial. The defense has rested without calling the former president to the stand.

Families of Uvalde school shooting victims are suing Texas state troopers over the botched police response to the attack. The city is divided between pressing for accountability and moving on.

Two people are in critical condition after a chaotic police shooting inside a New York City subway station on Sunday. Two officers shot a man who didn't pay his fare and when he pulled out a knife.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Cristeta Comerford about retiring after nearly 30 years at White House chef. She was the first woman and first person of color to hold the White House kitchen's top job.