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The economic downturn forces state officials to slash budgets for many government-funded services. New Jersey, one of 40 states in which funding for the arts is expected to plummet, become the third state to propose eliminating arts spending entirely. Joel Rose of member station WHYY reports.

On the eve of President's Day, a new work of historical fiction looks at former President Abraham Lincoln from a variety of perspectives, ranging from his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, to his assassin, John Wilkes Booth. NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with Adam Braver, author of Mr. Lincoln's Wars.

Country music's Rose Maddox, who at age 11 embarked on a decades-long singing career, has died. Maddox became a big hit after World War II, touring with her four brothers. Their band was called, Maddox Brothers and Rose. She won a Grammy in 1996 for her CD, $35 And A Dream. Maddox died yesterday of kidney failure. She was 71 years old. NPR's Linda Wertheimer has this remembrance.

Author Richard Conniff has written about the natural world for National Geographic and Smithsonian magazines.

Leif Inge, an artist based in Oslo, Norway, has a new take on Ludwig van Beethoven's venerable Symphony no. 9.

NPR's Mandalit del Barco profiles Lalo Alcaraz, the creator of America's first daily syndicated Latino political comic strip. The strip features an oddball cast of characters.

Consumer prices in January were up 7.5% from a year ago, the biggest annual gain since 1982. That may seem like a lot for those under 40, but older folks have lived through even sharper price hikes.

Big dairy farms are profiting from California's tougher limits on greenhouse emissions. They're getting paid to capture methane from cow manure. But critics say the system subsidizes polluters.

Health Minister Saia Piukala told reporters that 31 more people had tested positive for the COVID-19, nearly doubling Tonga's active cases for the second day in a row, local media reported.

Three Democrats are hoping to provide a legislative lifeline to tenants facing eviction. But the bill faces some steep hurdles in Congress.