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Antonin Dvorak's "New World Symphony" is an anthem to American roots. It was written by a foreigner and required white classical musicians to respect Black spirituals and Native American music.

Debbie Elliott speaks with Tom Goldman about new allegations of banned drug use by seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. NPR reviewed sworn testimony from a lawsuit, in which two people allege they heard Armstrong tell a doctor that the cyclist had taken steroids and other banned substances in 1996. Armstrong has denied the latest allegations and stands by his earlier claims that he has never taken banned performance-enhancing drugs.

Seven people arrested Thursday in Miami have been indicted on suspicion of planning attacks against federal offices in Miami, and the Sears Tower in Chicago. The indictment says the men were conspiring with al-Qaida to "levy war against the United States."

Many adults in Mexico don't have any kind of bank account, and a lot of those people are young and tech savvy. Financial tech startups see this as a big opportunity for online-only banks.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to NPR's Ann Powers and Marcus Dowling of The Tennessean about how two country songs sit atop the Billboard Hot 100, and the context for this moment.

Is there a water crisis happening in Manila? It depends on who you ask and from where you're getting your information. The answers, though, say a lot about the current state of Philippine media.

Like the fans wisely clustered around the sausage carts outside the park while the game rages within, food writer Betsy Block knows that baseball may be good, but baseball eats are great. She shares recipes for homemade corn dogs and Cracker Jack.

The announcement that Fidel Castro has temporarily handed power to his brother Raul has set off waves of speculation about Cuba's future. In Miami, Cuban exiles took to the streets to celebrate the news.

Raul Castro, 75, now holds power in Cuba as older brother Fidel Castro recovers from surgery. The development has intensified power struggles in Havana between two sets of loyalists: Fidelistas and Raulistas.

The grandmother of 17-year-old Nahel said in a telephone interview with French news broadcaster BFM TV, "Don't break windows, buses ... schools. We want to calm things down."