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The avant-garde improviser used to joke: "I do country music; it's just a matter of what country." Now on his first North American tour in more than two decades, he describes his atmospheric electronics and soft, subtle trumpet style.

Domingo is the first recipient of the $1 million Birgit Nilsson Prize. Before she died in 2005, the celebrated Swedish soprano set up a foundation to award prizes for outstanding achievements in opera.

Idan Raichel has made his name by mixing cinematic Israeli pop with the sounds of his country's immigrant community. His latest album reaches even farther afield, with singers from Colombia, Rwanda and the Cape Verde Islands.

Abbott's initial re-release of products will be available to consumers beginning around June 20, the company says. The facility was forced to close after a bacterial contamination at the site.

Superchunk's new album, Majesty Shredding, fits the textbook definition of indie-rock: the pomp and spectacle of marketplace rock 'n' roll turned inside out to show the seams, revealing the men and women behind the curtain who aren't much different from the rest of us.

O'Neal's Whirling Mantis is named for a defensive move in karate. The martial-arts reference suggests one way to look at how O'Neal's music operates: The players react to each other's moves, deflecting one another in stylized interaction.

The Indian-American composer discusses writing for film, and explains how traveling alone from New York to India and back helped inspire his newest album.

The ruling amounts to an immediate ban of Facebook and Instagram in Russia, where both platforms are already blocked. WhatsApp, which is owned by the same company, is still allowed.

In the latest wave, the highly transmissible omicron variant has moved more quickly than contact tracing allows.

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Chinese diplomats in Rome on Monday in what a senior administration adviser described as an "intense" seven-hour session.

Emergency diesel generators are providing power to critical safety systems at the facility, but they have only enough fuel for 48 hours.

The tax collecting agency has backed away from requiring all users with individual accounts to submit selfies to a private company.

A White House official declined to lay out the specifics of any potential U.S. response, but said that Biden was "detailed" and "direct" with the Chinese leader.

Scotland is famous for its whisky, of course, but there's another brew the locals crave. IRN BRU, an achingly sweet orange soda, outsells all rivals -- even the ubiquitous Coca-Cola. NPR's Susan Stone reports.

Watch the Chicago-based ensemble conjure otherworldly sounds from steel pipes, tuned cowbells and a bowl that sings.

Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho is a household name in most parts of the world. His new novel, Eleven Minutes, was a global best seller last year -- everywhere but the United States. Now Coelho is setting his sights on the American literary market, which remains stubbornly indifferent to foreign best sellers. NPR's Martin Kaste reports.

Havana-born writer Achy Obejas returns to her native city with a novel called Ruins. It's a bittersweet portrait of Cuban life in the mid-1990s.

The witty and unpredictable band from Brooklyn is an in-house favorite of the Tiny Desk Contest judges. We knew it was finally time to bring in FORAGER proper.

Individual health insurance policies rarely cover expenses related to maternity care without the purchase of an expensive rider. Add in other charges and having a baby can be a very expensive proposition, even with insurance.

The annual Violin Society of America conference showcases new, experimental concepts in the world of strings. But hidden behind the balsa wood violins and shrunken violas are craftsmen who prize great-sounding instruments above all.