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John Lennon called keyboardist Billy Preston "the fifth Beatle." But his talents couldn't help him outrun his demons, as told in a new documentary, "Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It."

The Asian American jazz movement has roots in 1970s San Francisco. Today, the music continues. The next generation of Asian American jazz musicians are asking what it means to make music that honors history, and speaks to the moment.

Today is Eat A Red Apple Day!

While winter storms caused major power outages in Nashville, its downtown music scene saw a lot more locals who took up hotel rooms usually occupied by tourists.

Leprosy is one of the least contagious diseases around — and perhaps one of the most misunderstood. The colonies are relics of a not-too-distant past when those diagnosed with leprosy were exiled.

The Environmental Protection Agency is eliminating a Clean Air Act finding from 2009 that is the basis for much of the federal government's actions to rein in climate change.

Is America still a democracy? Scholars tell NPR that after the last year under President Trump, the country has slid closer to autocracy or may already be there.

NATO members have launched a new Arctic initiative after President Trump's threats to take over Greenland.

As U.S. sanctions ease and oil money begins to trickle back after Nicolás Maduro's removal, Venezuelans weigh hopes for recovery against the harsh reality of surviving on wages that barely cover food.

Fast skiers require fast skis. They rely on a team of technicians to wax and prep them for each day's conditions. The U.S. cross-country team has a mobile ski shop that is an unsung hero of their success: Yolanda the wax truck.

As indirect talks begin between the U.S. and Iran over that country's nuclear program, Ryan Fayhee, lawyer for journalist Abdolreza Valizadeh, talks about his concern for his client, who is being held in Evin prison in Tehran.

In his Thursday order, U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg ordered the government to allow any of the men deported last year to El Salvador to appear in a U.S. port of entry to be conditionally allowed in as they challenge their removal.