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Author Melody Moezzi says Kay Redfield Jamison's memoir, An Unquiet Mind, is the most brilliant and brutally honest book she's ever read about bipolar disorder.

In our new feature about songs that conjure up chilly days and frigid nights, novelist Ann Patchett talks about a song that helped her cope with her parents' divorce, and with moving to a strange new place.

At a hearing in Florida, U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart said he's inclined to release parts of the affidavit used to search Trump's Mar-a-Lago home.

The Justice Department has released a 2019 memo laying out the case for not prosecuting former President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice in connection with the Russia investigation.

Mecklenburg State Sen. Jeff Jackson, who is running for Congress, has asked the Mecklenburg Board of Elections to investigate the legitimacy of Republican Pat Harrigan's voter registration.

NPR's Scott Simon has worms. Hundreds of them. They live in a bin on his balcony and rejuvenate soil for flowers and vegetables. He talks about his admiration for the squiggly things.

In Arizona, three key statewide races have no incumbents, and former President Trump has played a big role in endorsing Republicans for those offices.

Pretty much everything you'd want in a rock 'n' roll instrumental is in Campilongo's "Backburner": a terrific groove, trick-filled riffs and solos, and a point at which Campilongo thrashes and burns in a way that argues he paid attention to punk rock.

We could all use a little extra light, with just a hint of cheesiness. That's exactly what the Brooklyn duo offers in its new video.

No other song released this year better encapsulates the marvel of the American mother than Clark's image-rich paean.

The Oscar winner, who first began writing music more than 50 years ago, has just released an album of original classical compositions.

Guitarist Tom Verlaine, best known for his work with the New York punk band Television, talks about his own work and shares some of his favorite recordings.

The Pittsburgh rapper makes his major label debut and presents himself as a more balanced artist and human being.

With 98 songs, the Memphis group's new box set (Keep an Eye on the Sky) is a definitive collection of Big Star's early-'70s recordings. It sets the record straight about a massively influential group that inspired some of rock's biggest stars. From now until its release on Sept. 15, you can stream the box set's remarkable first disc (26 songs) in its entirety.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence told NPR it will work with the Justice Department to review the documents removed from former President Trump's Florida home.

From Arizona to Washington state, forecasters warn of "possibly record breaking" heat with little relief overnight, lasting past Labor Day. California may need to ask residents to conserve power.

The composer-in-residence for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Bates has also been a DJ for 10 years. Here, he describes his double life in classical and electronic music.

Wagner's lonely wanderer anticipates a generation of Westerns — in a vivid, dramatic and compellingly told story.

Hombre Lobo is the first studio album in five years by the act known as Eels. Frontman Mark Oliver Everett — better known to his fans as "E" — turns in what he calls "12 songs of desire."

DJ Quik and rapper Kurupt, both veterans of Los Angeles gangsta rap, have put aside their gang affiliations — Quik was once a Blood and Kurupt was long identified with the Crips — to focus on their common musical bonds in Blaqkout. While Kurupt's rapping is straightforward, Quik's production shows him to be playfully unhinged, yet fresh and experimental as ever.