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Smithsonian scientists conclude that the body in a cast-iron coffin discovered by utility workers in Washington, D.C. two years ago is that of 15-year-old William Taylor White, who died in 1852. He was buried in the Columbia College cemetery.

NPR Music returns as the exclusive webcast home for Nashville's big night on Sept. 21, with performances by Bob Weir, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, George Strait, Jason Isbell and The Lumineers.

Watch the young violinist spin out music by John Williams and Bach in sweet and soulful tendrils of sound. Wielding a 1717 Gariel Strad worth $10 million, Benedetti performs with warmth and approachable grace that's simply enchanting.

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey and Oscar-winning director David Fincher team up for an excellent new Netflix original series that premieres Friday. As the alcoholic paterfamilias Frank Gallagher on the Showtime series Shameless, William H. Macy enjoys portraying a man with a dark side.

Paramore captures the moment between rapture and its comedown. Watch the band rearrange songs from its sparkling pop album After Laughter.

North Carolina's peach industry has been shrinking, but farmers still growing the summer fruit hope a little extra money will turn things around. Over the…

In celebration of the Grateful Dead, hear these performances from Catherine Russell, Joan Osborne and Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, live on Mountain Stage.

Daveed Diggs, William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes brought the tiniest desks possible to their SXSW video.

The Tuku music of Oliver Mtukudzi; Classical guitarist John Williams; A Spanish classic from David Russell; The stunning and brash Arto Lindsay; One of two new CDs from Tom Wait and more.

The Chicago-based indie rocker plays stripped back versions of her thundering rock songs.

Attorney General William Barr faced questions Wednesday from the Senate Judiciary Committee on his handling of the Mueller report.

At the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival, Anat Cohen leads a small group at the Kennedy Center. The award-winning reed player's flowing performances make her one of the best reasons to see jazz today. Japanese pianist Mayuko Katakura opens the concert on JazzSet.

The man charged with assaulting Linda made bail and is out of jail. She’s scared because she’s no longer anonymous after he saw her during a court…

With Jalen Hurts under center for the Eagles and Patrick Mahomes helming the Chiefs, Sunday's game will mark a milestone after decades of effort by Black quarterbacks to overcome discrimination.

Congress told the VA to expand its caregiver program to include pre-Sept. 11 vets, but the VA has failed to meet a deadline in the law.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Ezra associate producer Alex Plank and screenwriter Tony Spiridakis — who said the story comes from life with his son — about portraying autistic people in their film.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Ezra producer Alex Plank and screenwriter Tony Spiridakis -- who said the story comes from his own life with his son -- about portraying autistic people in their film.

The Novo Nordisk diabetes medication was found to cause significant weight loss in users and has since become a blockbuster drug and very big business.

Kayla Williams and Brian McGough met in Iraq in 2003. Williams' new memoir, Plenty of Time When We Get Home, describes their homecoming after McGough suffered physical and cognitive injuries in an IED explosion.

Since President Trump took over leadership of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts earlier this year, some artists are trying to figure out how to proceed. One musician emailed the interim director, Richard Grenell. He responded.