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Ephraim Bugumba was 3 years old when his family fled violence in the Republic of the Congo. His song. "Voices in My Head," was a standout entry in NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest.

The show, which premiers on Monday, is based on the true story of a mild-mannered couple who commit horrific crimes.

In Erin and Philip Stead's follow-up to 2010's A Sick Day for Amos McGee, the fastidious zookeeper gets help from his animal friends to finish his chores, so they can go on an exciting outing.

The concerts, songs and musical moments that stopped All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen in his tracks this week, including an a concert by St. Vincent so good he saw it twice.

World champion Magnus Carlsen abruptly resigned after making a single move in his highly anticipated rematch with Hans Niemann. Calls have increased for an investigation.

When President Biden announced a student loan forgiveness program last week, scammers were poised to prey on desperate borrowers. NerdWallet writer Anna Helhoski shares some red flags to watch for.

The former union leader will head the Labor Department at a time when the pandemic has left millions unemployed and raised concerns about workplace safety.

The policy says corporal punishment will be used only when other forms of discipline have failed and then only with the superintendent's permission. The district had dropped the practice in 2001.

The Charlotte rapper's new album, Laughing so Hard, it Hurts, is more direct in thought and intention than his debut, more open and vulnerable, letting his observations guide his insights.

Musk has deleted a tweet in which he shared misinformation about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, but not before it had been retweeted and liked tens of thousands of times.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: South Side, Ariana DeBose's BAFTA performance and Paramore's This Is Why.

The documents were discovered in November by President Biden's attorneys, who then notified the National Archives and turned the materials over.

Some experts are concerned that both in-school assignments and the books kids read for pleasure may not be challenging them enough.

Owner Dan Snyder and the NFL were among those sued by the District of Columbia, accused of lying about an inquiry into sexual misconduct and a persistently hostile work environment within the team.

Fall Out Boy's new album, So Much (For) Stardust, is a return to some of the bands' familiar sound and style of writing. Two of the group's band members detail the journey they took to this moment.

Long welcoming of refugees and asylum-seekers, Sweden is now seeing growing resentment. An anti-immigration party is gaining strength, mosques have been firebombed and anti-Semitism seems on the rise.

Food writer Andrea Nguyen dives into the story of banh mi, a Vietnamese street sandwich with a French colonial past that's been popping up on menus around the country.

Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change were awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Friday for their efforts to spread awareness of man-made climate change and lay the foundations for counteracting it.

"Economic concepts don't readily lend themselves to cartoons," says the former secretary of Labor, a talented cartoonist who's put a lot of thought into drawing abstract ideas like tax expenditures.

McCarthy, who struck a compromise deal to avoid a debt default, faces criticism from members of his own conference and a potential threat that could oust him as speaker. He says his job is secure.