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Saule Omarova has withdrawn her nomination to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency after an ugly, and at times, incredibly personal, fight to be confirmed.

A veritable superstar in his native Nigeria, Femi Kuti is the standard bearer for Afro-beat, the blend of American jazz and funk with African percussion and vocals pioneered by his father, Fela Kuti in the 1970s. Hear Femi Kuti recorded live in concert from Washington, D.C.

Sister app Instagram is also launching new parental controls, as the social media company faces pressure to address safety risks to kids in virtual reality.

New York City authorities have identified a suspect in a subway shooting Tuesday morning in Brooklyn that left 23 people wounded.

A government panel will soon make recommendations for how NASA can avoid another fatal shuttle disaster. But NASA must still decide the goal of its human space program. Many in government want something bolder than the international space station to justify the financial and human costs of exploring space. Hear NPR's Joe Palca.

Ben Bernanke is sworn in as the new Federal Reserve chairman, in a ceremony that welcomes him to the post he assumed last week when Alan Greenspan retired. President Bush attened the swearing-in, held at the central bank.

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold an Oregon law allowing assisted suicide is being seen as a victory by Oregonians. Colin Fogarty of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports.

That's up from 143 incidents in a report issued in 2021. Officials partly credited reducing stigma around the issue for the new reports, many of which are older and went unmentioned at the time.

The Republican narrowly lost to state Sen. Chuck Edwards, who had received the backing of some Republicans who had tired of Cawthorn's controversies.

Documents obtained by NPR show that the American Red Cross is trying to be better prepared for the 2006 hurricane season, which officially begins June 1.

In California, the television airwaves are inundated with ads for and against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's ballot initiatives in next Tuesday's vote. The campaigns are also using a relatively new medium to get their messages out: Internet animation. Tamara Keith of member station KPCC reports.

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell vowed to bring inflation back down to 2%. Some lawmakers worry the Fed's efforts to control inflation could tip the economy into recession.

"Republicans cannot both be loyal to Donald Trump and loyal to the Constitution," Rep. Liz Cheney said in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

The panel is expected to hold about a half dozen public hearings in June and release a report on its findings in September.

Aretha Franklin's anthem, written by Otis Redding, had a powerful effect on audiences everywhere.

The 17 recipients include athletes, artists, and leaders of the civil rights and labor movements.

Amy Winehouse racked up award after award in the 50th edition of Sunday's Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. But Herbie Hancock's jazz tribute to Joni Mitchell pulled off a last-minute upset, winning Album of the Year.

In 1971, Motown founder Berry Gordy created MoWest, a California label that would last only two years before being dismantled. A new anthology documents this odd and little-known chapter in Motown's history.

Banning Eyre, senior editor of Afropop.org, shines the spotlight on Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean with his picks for the year's best albums. Among his selections: Watina, an effort by singer Andy Palacio to preserve the culture of the Garifuna people of Central America.

Richard Thompson struggles with his emotional demons by creating some of his most searing and soaring guitar work.