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- Tom speaks with NPR's Derek Reveron about the recovery today of the voice recorder from Valujet flight 592. The recorder was found in the Florida Everglades three weeks after the plane crashed there, killing 110 people.

Excerpts from the correspondence that investigators say was passed between FBI agent Robert Hanssen and the Russians reveals some of the details of a real-life spy drama. We hear the written words of the letters -- through actor's voices.

Imaad Wasif has a brooding voice that compliments the hazy psychedelic rock of his backing band, Two Part Beast. His latest album, Strange Hexes, explores folk and Americana with drones and modern experimental effects.

An NPR Music producer recalls how a single singer from a bygone day triggered his love of opera. Once he heard the warmth and power of tenor Enrico Caruso's voice, he had to hear more.

Stephaniesid's latest and third album, Warm People, finds the Asheville band exploring richer textures. Stephanie Morgan's soulful voice combines with the band's upbeat melodies to create a sound somewhere between Bjork and Rilo Kiley.

Voters in Iowa and New Hampshire have voiced their preferences in the presidential race. Now, voters in Michigan go to the polls on Tuesday in a contest that focuses on the Republicans. Tracy Samilton reports from member station WUOM in Ann Arbor.

Jazz vocalist Roberta Gambarini sails like an angel on top of a song, while Freddy Cole's baritone voice rides low, full of experience but still sentimental. Hear them both in a concert recorded live for JazzSet.

Novelist and historian Shelby Foote died Monday night. He was 88. The native Mississippian gained a sort of celebrity when he lent his gravelly voice to Ken Burns' PBS documentary series The Civil War.

With a voice suitable for both rock and folk, Vandaveer's Mark Charles Heidinger has a natural flair for the delivery of the latter. Through the simple tune and optimistic lyrics, he imparts a universal message in "However Many Takes It Takes."

Hank Williams owned one of the greatest voices in the history of recording. Hear his daughter Jett Williams and biographer Colin Escott discuss his legacy and the new box set of previously unreleased Hank Williams recordings.

The Nashville musician is a fresh face whose voice is just as impressive as her guitar playing. Making her Mountain Stage debut, she and her band show off tracks from their first album, Honest Words.

A breathy voice floats over insistent beats in a mesmerizng collection of first takes. Singer Anika asks, "Can't you let me fly far and wide / Up to where I can reach the sky?"

When he was 6 years old, Tom Sinclair wandered away from his family's campsite on Lake Superior and got lost. At dawn, he heard a voice that has shaped his life ever since.

The great voice of Pavarotti lives on through his many recordings, but also in the way he passed on the secrets of good singing to young musicians. Hear the legendary tenor instruct young students at the Juilliard School in New York.

Nearly two dozen states have passed laws regulating how tech companies collect data from our faces, eyes and voices. It comes as Congress has yet to pass any facial recognition technology.

Threats against Jews, Arabs and Muslims have risen since the Israel-Hamas war started. DOJ says it's protect those communities, but Arab and Muslim groups say their voices aren't being heard.

Dr. Kurt Papenfus, CEO of a small rural hospital in Colorado, was a memorable voice on NPR five years ago when he recounted his run in with "the 'rona beast." How is he five years later?

The New Jersey senator sat down for NPR's interview series Off Script and was asked by an undecided voter why some residents in his hometown of Newark don't see him as "the voice" of black youth.

Ambassador Nikki Haley has been a forceful voice for President Trump at the U.N. — most recently making the case for military strikes in Syria. NPR looks at Haley's rise to the national stage and what might be ahead.

After One Direction hit the pause button, Styles got to work developing his own voice for his recent solo debut. "I've never felt this vulnerable putting out music," he says.