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A Jordanian military plane has landed in Beirut, the first since Israel shut the city's airport down with a series of bombings. The plane carried medical equipment and other humanitarian supplies. The aid is much needed in Lebanon, although Israel will not allow it to be delivered to areas identified as Hezbollah strongholds.

John Sebastian is probably best known for founding The Lovin' Spoonful. And who better to talk about summertime music than the voice behind "Summer In The City"? He dishes on his favorite tune for the season: The Beach Boys' "I Get Around."

Cities across the country are considering naming and ranking heat waves to better communicate the danger of heat to the public.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

In Jodie Foster's latest movie, she plays a character who is transformed by her fiance's murder. Foster talks about exploring a character who is faced with murky ethical choices.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Orchestras are looking for ways to attract new and younger audiences to the concert hall. One solution may be "CoCo" -- the Concert Companion. It's a handheld digital device that displays program notes that are synched with the music. NPR's Fred Child reports on tests of the device at this summer's Aspen Music Festival.

Havana-born writer Achy Obejas returns to her native city with a novel called Ruins. It's a bittersweet portrait of Cuban life in the mid-1990s.

Demonstrators staged protests for a second straight weekend in the nation's capital. Thousands converged at landmarks across the city in the biggest crowds so far.

Tim Borland ran 63 marathons in as many days to call attention to ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T), a rare degenerative children's disease. His quest began in California on Labor Day, took him to 26 states, and ended at the New York City Marathon on Sunday.