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Iran's Foreign Ministry said Sunday it summoned Britain's ambassador to protest what it described as a hostile atmosphere created by London-based Farsi language media outlets.

Part of Nick Underwood's job is flying through hurricanes to collect data for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He's been doing that for six years and says Ian was especially rough.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Salvant explores the quaint art of jazz singing, but with her own aesthetic idiosyncrasies intact. Her toolbox contains anywhere from a rich, husky voice to one that tiptoes theatrically, girlishly.

The jazz trumpeter chats about and performs songs from his album Yesterday You Said Tomorrow. He tells guest host Audie Cornish about how he developed his signature breathy sound, and his education in jazz which came from his family, formal schooling, and the clubs in his hometown of New Orleans.

Rappers Heems and Riz MC (the latter an actor known for his starring role in HBO's The Night Of) address South Asian identity with insight, poignancy and infectious humor.

Call Muddy Magnolias rock, soul or even country: The huge, soulful, uplifting voices of Jessy Wilson and Kallie North will fill whatever space opens up to them.

The inspired Head Carrier reaffirms all the spark, wit and weirdness, tempered by the occasional burst of emotional rawness, that made people fall in love with the Pixies in the first place.

A stunning live recording from Wilco; Live music from Nebraska's Bright Eyes; Tribal art pop by Orenda Fink; Six Feet Under soundtrack favorite Sia; A beautiful return for Kate Bush and more.

Apparently, there's no shortage of people who make misguided choices for wedding processions, father-daughter dances, cake-cuttings and everything in between. Hear five of the worst choices for wedding music, as chosen by you.

An old-skool progressive house epic from a new solo album by the now-solo ex-Swedish House mafioso.

Sept. 3 will be a nationwide discount day in more than 3,000 theaters and on more than 30,000 screens. It's part of a newly launched National Cinema Day.

Sri Lanka spent its first night under curfew, with a government in chaos, and protesters on the streets of the capital Colombo. How will calm be restored?

Action-Refraction, the bassist and composer's new album, is mostly covers. He says that putting a personal spin on the songs he loves often requires breaking them apart.

Workers are asking Google to protect user location data and search history from law enforcement agencies that might attempt to prosecute abortion seekers.

Dozens of women protested against the release of the men in the capital, New Delhi on Thursday.

A controversial new Japanese government campaign is urging young people to drink more alcohol to boost the economy. It comes as young Japanese people are turning away from drinking.

Chopin had the courage to believe that the expression contained in a three-minute Mazurka for solo piano could be as powerful as the expression in an entire four-hour Wagner opera. Hear pianist and composer Rob Kapilow, and radio host Fred Child, explain what makes Chopin great.

Once upon a time, an NPR Music series called JazzSet With Branford Marsalis visited clubs, concerts and festivals across the country and around the world. Today, our founding host runs his own record label, and JazzSet visits the Marsalis Music Stage at Newport, where Chilean-born Claudia Acuna sets political folk songs to the sounds of jazz.

La Roux is a British pop duo — 21-year-old singer Elly Jackson and synth player-producer Ben Langmaid — with a style that blends passionate vocals with strict mechanical beats. The pair's self-titled debut album went No. 1 in England and Europe this year, and now it's out stateside. Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews.