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The rap of 2022 reunited and revitalized old partnerships, revisited and critiqued old haunts, unearthed powerful new voices and even helped plug a new Minions movie.

British soul singer Sam Smith's debut LP, In The Lonely Hour, showcased his remarkable voice. It was one of the best-selling records of 2014, won four Grammys, and drew comparisons to Adele. His second collection is titled The Thrill Of It All. Music critic Will Hermes says each track on the record is elevated by Smith's voice into something magnificent, that feels vintage, and at the same time, brand new.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that businesses throughout the area affected by the storm struggled to reopen today. Airports managed to resume operations, though officials warned it will be several days before the schedules return to normal. Meanwhile, more snow fell in the Washington, D.C. area, causing additional problems for commuters.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Jerusalem on the debate in the Israeli cabinet over the extent to which Israel's forces will withdraw from rural areas of the occupied West Bank as agreed in the Osloc peace accords. The withdrawal is to be the first of three stages of withdrawal from rural areas and is expected to get underway by this weekend.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on efforts to improve the safety of development in fire prone areas. Regulations against building in high fire risk areas are most effective, but still pretty rare. In some communities, people and their neighbors, insurers and local officials have taken the task of "fire-proofing" into their own hands.

This Saturday, June 19th, the city of Chisholm is celebrating Juneteenth at Kiwanis Park from 11-2. Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved…

Rural health experts are calling on trusted agricultural leaders — like farmers and ranchers — to use their understanding of science and nudge vaccine-hesitant neighbors to roll up their sleeves.

In North Dakota the Army Corps of Engineers met with Native American leader hoping to avoid more confrontations between police and Dakota Access Pipeline protesters.

State rules were temporarily loosened in 2020 to help patients get care outside a doctor's office. But is telehealth by phone safe and effective? State legislatures and insurers must soon decide.

Ryann Stevenson's debut collection Human Resources won the Max Ritvo Poetry Prize. It looks at how technology both connects and separates us.

This month, India and Pakistan celebrate 70 years of independence. But the scars of a violent partition linger. An oral history project is racing to collect stories from those who lived through it.

President Donald Trump will be spending Easter at Mar-A-Lago, but outside of the private club, protesters will be demanding that he release his taxes.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ian McNeely, a Maryland high school student who helped organize a walkout calling for better COVID safety measures at his school.

Michigan contains the largest Lebanese American community and the city of Dearborn has the largest concentration of Arab Americans in the country. This battleground state could decide the election.

Chinese-American composer Huang Ruo has teamed up with the Del Sol Quartet and vocal ensemble Volti to explore the struggles of Chinese immigrants detained at Angel Island in the early 1900s.

An assistant director unwittingly handed Alec Baldwin a loaded weapon and told him it was safe to use, in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer, unsealed court documents show.

The Trump Supreme Court pick wanted prosecutors to ask President Bill Clinton explicit questions and wrote the section of the independent counsel's report to Congress making the case for impeachment.