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Music reviewer Tom Manoff has been swept away by a new recording of Alexander Borodin's String Quartet Number Two. Many people may have heard some of the familiar melodies in the musical "Kismet." Manoff reminds us that the musical was composed 70 years after the death of Borodin, and says that this new performance of the composer's work by the Takacs Quartet is magnificent.

Linda talks with Charles Gasparino, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal . They discuss the strong stock market of the last ten years, and how investors who have never experienced a "bear market" may react when the economic indicators experience a downward turn.

Edward Lifson is in Belgrade, where police stopped students from marching, but an estimated 60,000 anti-government demonstrators rallied. The coalition of opposition parties, which has sponsored marches for more than five weeks, got a psychological boost today from a report issued by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The OSCE report was released following a week of investigating poll results from the November 17th municipal elections that were annulled by the government and Yugoslav courts. The OSCE today said the opposition parties won those elections fair and square.

For more than three decades Guatemala has been in the midst of a civil war that has cost tens of thousands of lives. Today, that bloody war is coming to an end with an official ceremony in Guatemala City. Daniel talks with NPR's David Welna about the significance of the ceremony and whether or not peace and justice will finally come to Guatemala.

The AnnualKing Mango Strut parade in Miami was an excuse this year to satirize the city's financial crisis...especially the city's municipal workers and the amount they are paid. Cheryl Devall was there, and has this report on the problems that continue to plague the financially-troubled city.

Police are advising commuters to stay home, as heavy rains follow a massive snow storm that dropped as much as 14 inches of snow in some areas of western Washington state. Art Hughes reports on how people in Seattle are coping with more snow and rain than they've seen in decades.

Eric Weiner reports from the West Bank city of Hebron that as Palestinian and Israeli negotiators hammer out the final technical details for the long-waited Israeli withdrawal from the city, the mood of both Palestinian and Israeli residents of the town remains glum and full of apprehension about what might happen next.

The recommendation applies to people 65 years and older, those 18 to 64 who are at high risk of severe COVID and those whose work or institutional exposure puts them at high COVID risk.

The members of Recap, four young women of color from New Jersey, have built a mission of gender equity into their striking debut album.

Tensions that had been building for months in Lebanon erupted in violence Thursday in Beirut. Several people were killed at a protest being held by Hezbollah supporters.

This week, the Hidden Brain podcast explores the science of fear — traveling to a haunted house curated by a scientist to investigate what scares us, and why some people enjoy feeling fear.

Two reporters walk into a haunted house, in this special Halloween episode.

Microsoft says it's pulling the plug on LinkedIn in China. The decision concludes a seven-year run, at the end of which it became too tough an environment for the networking service to keep operating.

After the dinosaurs disappeared, the world saw an explosion of birds and mammals. But a study suggests a burst of new snakes appeared, too, with diets to match the newly expanding array of animals.

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments about the constitutionality of California's "three-strikes" law, designed to hand harsh penalties to career criminals. NPR's John Ydstie talks with David Savage of The Los Angeles Times.

Conservationists argue that the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species should begin regulating trade in Chilean sea bass. Pirate fishing fleets have put a sharp dent in stocks of the popular food fish. NPR's John Nielsen reports.

Forty-something commentator Marion Winik catches her image in the mirror and suddenly feels the presence of aging.

Former CIA and FBI chief William Webster, named to head an oversight board for the accounting industry, concedes he may have to step down because of questions about his ties to a key firm. The board holds its first meeting next week. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

A new study further complicates the decision-making process for women who are considering hormone replacement therapy. Recent bad news is offset by a finding that HRT may help reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

Bond funds have become more attractive to investors as the stock market struggles. But there are risks involved with bond funds, too. NPR's Laura Sydell reports.