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The Alabama Shakes, Mayer Hawthorne and Allen Stone walk the thin line of retro-soul authenticity.

Miguel Zenon says he's obsessed with over-the-bar bass lines, so it's no surprise that that's the first line he wrote in his arrangement of Wayne Shorter's "Armageddon." In a highlight performed in concert, he leads the SFJAZZ Collective in a spirited rendition.

As the race in Wisconsin heads toward the finish line, Sen. Hillary Clinton unveiled a new economic plan Monday, while Sen. Barack Obama fended off accusations of "borrowing" speech lines from Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick. Patrick has endorsed Obama.

The moment when a young musician selects an instrument can feel make or break, with a lifetime of possibilities on the line.

An unlikely group of supporters are lining up in support of Vice President Kamala Harris: Wall Street executives.

Andrew Bird ruminates on a line from Joan Didion's 1968 essay collection Slouching Towards Bethlehem.

A Maine grocery store cashier relays her experience with the reality of being on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak.

The next few nights, five planets will line up in the sky: Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars.

Netflix's The Diplomat rides a compelling line between serving up hefty slices of political and emotional drama.

Thousands of people braved the heat and long lines to honor the congressman as his body lay in state at the Capitol.

Van William's song preaches personal, not political, revolution — but these days, the lines can get blurry fast.

Tuesday's midterm elections exposed deep divides in American society along racial, gender and geographic lines.

Two Alaska moms create a Yup'ik alphabet coloring book, with an Iñupiaq one next in line.

The people Massena, N.Y., and Cornwall, Ontario, are on the front line of the tariff dispute between their two nations.

With the future of the Affordable Care Act on the line, health insurance benefits for workers at large companies hang in the balance.

NPR's David Welna reports on the battle lines being drawn in Congress in the aftermath of President Bush's budget proposal that was sent to Capitol Hill this morning. Reaction to the president's speech last night predictably fell along partisan lines, and today's skirmishing over the details was not much different.

Born in the '60s, soul-jazz is a groove-oriented style built from the bottom up. You take a strong bass line, establish a steady groove between the bass and drums, and then embellish that groove with riffs and melody lines that draw heavily from gospel, blues and R&B.

A front-line hospital was abandoned Friday as up to 100,000 people fled Turkey's ground and air offensive.

Palm Trees and Power Lines is a gripping cautionary tale about abuse and trafficking — but it is scrupulous in its refusal to sensationalize.

Accompanied by a funky bassline, stacked harmony line and fascinating drum section, "Poster Girl" is an enchanting siren song.