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NPR's Scott Simon talks with the R&B singer dubbed "the Ugandan Frank Ocean" about his album GERG and his experience reconciling his sexuality with the community that raised him.

Former U-High girls basketball coach Mike Sondgeroth recalls Meier being “a player who was devoted to the program and gave her all."

Former President Jimmy Carter had a relationship with the Allman Brothers Band, and that relationship played a role in helping get him elected.

NPR's Melissa Block speaks to Ann Patchett about her new novel, "The Dutch House." The author talks about her fascination with family bonds and how she maps her intricate plots.

Dozens of people who grew up around Philadelphia learned decades later they shared the same biological father, a pioneering infertility doctor. Many bonded, created a family and hold reunions.

One of the most famous dishes across West Africa is jollof rice — fragrant rice cooked down with spices, tomatoes and meat. But which version is best? A traveling festival aims to find out.

In the Lower Ninth Ward, an old Family Dollar stands covered in graffiti. It looks abandoned. But inside, it's a treasure trove — clothing, home goods, toys and books. And everything is free.

In Kharkiv, Ukraine, people are trying to help each other amid attacks from Russia's military. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to resident Oleksandr Honcharov.

Iraq's port city of Basra is a hub of oil wealth but is poor and angry. Protests have continued for weeks over a lack of drinking water and an excess of political corruption — with some blaming Iran.

Climate change is increasing the frequency of rainstorms in many parts of the U.S., and those storms bring more rain. Many communities don't have the drainage systems needed to handle all the water.