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NPR's Scott Simon remembers longtime colleague Wade Goodwyn, who covered Texas for the network for 30 years. Goodwyn died this week of cancer at age 63.

Audie Cornish and Melissa Block read emails from listeners about Philip Reeves' report about the BBC's Shipping Forecast, a maritime weather forecast treasured by sea-farers and land lubbers alike.

Born Eunice Kathleen Waymom, Nina Simone adopted her stage name while playing in bars in Atlantic City. Often called the "high priestess of soul," Simone recorded soul, jazz, pop, blues and gospel music. This album covers her career from 1967-1972, just before she moved to France to protest American racism.

Rosanne Cash, the daughter of country music legend Johnny Cash, is singing again — and that's no small thing. About three years ago, large polyps on her vocal chords kept her from singing. But after lots of therapy, she completed her first album in seven years. Cash talks about her long path back with NPR's Melissa Block — listen to full-length cuts of songs from her latest CD, Rules of Travel, recorded live in NPR's Studio 4A.

Her creations invoke polyglot rhythms and revolutionary rhetoric from around the world. But singer, producer and rapper M.I.A. communicates them through agitated, propulsive dance music. Two years after her debut, her new album finds her more adventurous than ever.

A member of the beloved and now defunct duo The Civil Wars delivers on the long-held promise of a solo album — a wise, entrancing and meticulous bit of Southern folk.

Tagaq, an Inuk throat singer, marries modern pop with deeply-vested tradition to gobsmacking effect. The songs on her new album, Retribution, encompass terror, rage, ecstasy and bone-leeching sadness.

Perhaps the ultimate bel canto classic, Bellini's masterpiece features a powerful story and one of the most challenging soprano roles in opera. This production is a rare chance to hear selections from Norma the opera performed on original instruments, by the excellent orchestra Europa Galante.

At 67, the Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee is finally tackling two rock-star milestones: a memoir and a Christmas album.

young adult author Lauren Tarshis

The crash occurred in February. The school bus was carrying 23 children at the time, according to police.

The Sierra Nevada region where the park is located experienced snowfall at over 300% than usual this past winter. Flooding may happen into May and June, the park said.

The National Weather Service warns of "potentially life-threatening conditions" from strong rip currents and powerful waves.

"I do a lot of mental snapshots. I'll look up, see something, go back down and paint it and try to capture them that way...it gets more expressive the…

For over a decade, Michael Hendryx's research has shown mountaintop removal is connected to cancer and other diseases in nearby towns. He says awareness is key for changing policy around the practice.

National Public Radio's Rachel Martin reported earlier this week how one rural area has more COVID-19 cases per capita than nearly any other place in the…

The first hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic season made landfall in eastern Mexico and should break up by late Thursday or Friday. But its rains could cause intense flooding.

“I don’t know that he gained his income from painting. I think he was just kind of recently recognized as having value in his paintings. I’m sure he…

Policies related to public vs. private health insurance coverage have divided the presidential field, but there is more agreement on drug pricing.

“The only constant is the change… The state of Minnesota just built Minnesota’s tallest highway bridge. This bridge is an amazing thing to walk on… You…