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Poet and critic Harmony Holiday spent her year interviewing descendants and torchbearers, finding that the soul of jazz needs preserving offstage and outside of the booth.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine about the derailment of a freight train carrying hazardous chemicals that forced the evacuation of at least 1,500 residents.

The New York Philharmonic announced Tuesday afternoon that the charismatic 42-year-old conductor will be taking on the music director designate post at the start of the 2025-26 concert season.

The funk-ridden grooves of Wilson's music could feel larger than life, particularly those he created for Blue Note Records in the late 1960s and early '70s.

Best known as the illustrator and author of the beloved children's book series about a spry and smart young pig, Falconer was also a theatrical set and costume designer.

Questions about the dynastic ruler's children and possible succession scenario arose with the apparent second child's repeated appearances in public in recent months.

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Prosecutors made their case for charging Anderson Lee Aldrich with hate crimes in the shooting that killed five and wounded 19. Aldrich was very emotional in this court appearance.

A 27-year-old Queens rapper took a defining hip-hop practice and reinvigorated a subgenre, in New York City and beyond.

The potential for a criminal indictment hangs over Donald Trump's presidential campaign while Joe Biden's campaign unofficially proceeds apace.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., about the vote to oust Speaker of the Hose Kevin McCarthy and what comes next.

The history of Credit Suisse was enmeshed with Swiss history, and the bank long considered a national treasure with a great reputation. Last week, it was bought by rival UBS.