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Anne Brown, who would have been 110 years old this month, was the first Black vocalist ever accepted at Juilliard.

The Portland-based rock band is known for its anachronistic indie-pop songs featuring "chimbly sweeps" and "barrow boys." Their newest album, The Hazards of Love, is a 1970s-style concept album that some might call a rock opera.

NPR speaks with Ahilan Kadirgamar, a political economist and senior lecturer at the University of Jaffna, about the president of Sri Lanka, who has fled the country.

New surveillance footage shows every minute of what police did as they delayed more than an hour to enter a classroom and kill the gunman.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has gained a national profile by focusing on "culture wars," including how race and gender are taught in schools. But his education agenda goes much further.

Shark sightings off the coast of Long Island have spiked in recent years. Researchers say many species of shark are thriving because of rebounding populations of the fish they eat and warmer water.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Elisa Albert about her new novel, "Human Blues."

President Biden lands in Israel today, a country he first visited as a young senator about 50 years ago.

There's still a shortage of child care teachers and that's keeping parents out of the workforce. Dozens of states are trying to lure back providers and lower costs for families.

Trump made a fateful choice in the early morning hours of Dec. 19, 2020, days after the Electoral College voted, to choose a path that led to the insurrection on Jan. 6.