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For some, the term 'Latin music' is too broad to be meaningful. For others, it invokes a sense of pride and resistance. To help break it down, we spoke to an expert on race and music and pop culture.

The former CEO of Theranos finished her marathon testimony on Wednesday. The high-profile case against the onetime Silicon Valley star now moves closer to jury deliberations.

President Biden announced his strategy to deal with COVID-19 throughout the winter months, including getting more people vaccinated and stepping up testing for the virus.

NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with Matt Jarvis, editor-in-chief of gaming site Dicebreaker, about this year's buzzy and interesting board games.

NPR's David Folkenflik talks with Fatima Hassan, founder and director of the Health Justice Initiative in South Africa, about the omicron variant and inequity in the global vaccination campaign.

When it comes to receiving organ transplants, patients are not usually judged on prior behavior, but some doctors are questioning whether unvaccinated COVID patients should qualify for new lungs.

Cheesy, inspiring and enormously popular, Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" is a song which became an American Anthem long after it was released.

In a pointed message to their international critics, the two autocrats declared it was only up to their own people "to decide whether their State is a democratic one."

The potential upgrade at a U.S. air defense base, within range of missiles in North Korea and China, has residents concerned as Seoul walks a delicate balancing act between the rival powers.

Women's ski jumpers fought for more than a decade to compete in the Olympics. Now the U.S. women's team has failed to qualify for Beijing.

Reid was recalled as a "legendary leader" as colleagues and friends gathered to pay tribute to a hardscrabble Democrat who rose from poverty in Nevada to the most powerful position in the Senate.

A look at the data that omicron is less severe. What does that mean for the future of SARS-CoV-2 — and the pandemic?

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with daycare owner Brenda Hawkins about the childcare industry and what it's like to be a childcare provider during this difficult time.

Microglia are amoeba-like cells that scour the brain for injuries and invaders. But sometimes the usually helpful cells go into overdrive and damage the brain, researchers say.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Christine Platt, author of The Afrominimalist's Guide to Living With Less, about how to declutter and why it's especially important for communities of color.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ukrainian politician Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze about Ukraine's relationship with the world, which she and many others are counting on as Russia threatens to invade.

In a new book, Feet on Street: Rambles around New Orleans, humorist Roy Blount, Jr. celebrates the corners and characters of the city. Blount takes Debbie Elliott for a stroll through the French Quarter.

Lil Nas X's new single rails against BET after the star wasn't nominated for a single BET Award.

The White House has reacted somberly to the Supreme Court ruling that has overturned Roe v. Wade. President Biden said there's little he can do on his own to change the situation.

Hanna Hopko, a pro-democracy activist from Ukraine, traveled to Washington, D.C., to try and convince lawmakers to send Ukraine more aid. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly spoke with her to see if it's working.