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Louis Cole is a prolific musician known primarily as a drummer, but whose music over the past decade has fallen in the nexus of jazz, funk and rock. Now he's in a whole new space.

The world has wiped out only one human disease: smallpox. Guinea worm disease looks like it's on the verge of being the second.

Army Pvt. Rob Jackson refused to accept a Silver Star for his service in the Vietnam War, uncomfortable receiving any awards after his comrades died in battle. Now, after more than four decades, he has changed his mind, accepting his Silver Star Thursday. He talks with Audie Cornish about his decision.

Shortly after Kendrick Lamar took home five Grammy awards, he's getting his biggest single audience ever, as the featured artist of this year's Super Bowl halftime show.

Food and cooking play a big role in Juneteenth celebrations. The barbecues and fish fries woven into Black culture helped shape American cuisine.

Off in the wings, stage managers coordinate cast and crew, calling hundreds of cues during Broadway performances. They may not win Tony Awards, but without them, not even the curtain would go up.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Edward Lengel, former Chief Historian of the White House Historical Association, about President Trump's plans to build a ballroom at the White House.

Bob and Patti Vasconcellos have gone to a local karaoke bar to sing almost every night for decades. Now in their late 70s and early 80s, they hit the floor with their walkers, and the crowd goes wild.

The National Ballet of Ukraine's dancers aim to show that their culture lives on, despite Russian attacks on their country. Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S. calls the company a "symbol of resiliency."

French violinist and social media influencer Esther Abrami releases her new album, Women, featuring music by female composers in a bid to redress historic biases.