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Once contracted to big labels, orchestras are now releasing their own impressive recordings.

Becoming prime minister caps Anwar Ibrahim's roller-coaster political journey, from a former deputy PM who was imprisoned in the 1990s led to a reform movement that became a major political force.

Democrats are targeting seats with first-term GOP incumbents in states where access to abortion rights could resonate with swing voters. N.C. GOP Rep. Richard Hudson is running the party's campaign operation this year. Hudson's spokesman told NPR that Republicans will focus on what he called clear and pathetic and mainstream positions on abortion.

Hours after the bodies of six hostages were recovered in Gaza, Israelis protested the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and called for a general strike.

Taraneh Alidoosti, the 38-year-old star of the Oscar-winning 2016 film The Salesman was released from Tehran's notorious Evin Prison nearly three weeks after her arrest.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales about the use of executive privilege to block the investigation into the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol.

Fight for America! is a new art installation about democracy that invites audiences to play a war game — battling over the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Sometimes, you want to leave the world behind and escape into a book — but if you're in the mood for a good disaster story, we've got a selection of summer reads that are just the right kind of grim.

The accident occurred Friday evening when a dust storm caused blackout conditions on I-90, a major route in Montana. "What could people do? It really was just panic," a Highway Patrol official said.

Even though Taylor Swift released her album "The Tortured Poets Department" back in April, she found a way to bring it back to the top of the charts in December.

North Carolina’s status as a battleground state was cemented Tuesday by three high-profile visitors: President Barack Obama and the two major party…

The chancellor of Oregon's higher-education system currently oversees all seven of the state's public colleges and universities. But as of July next year,…

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders about President Trump's actions on Iran and the escalation of tensions, along with the upcoming Iowa Caucuses.

It's President Biden's first trip to Canada as president. He and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are expected to discuss their concerns about the security crisis in Haiti.

Officials involved in Jan. 6 prosecutions say the Trump administration isn't protecting them from threats. "We don't think they'll care — unless and until one of us gets killed," an official told NPR.

Also: The CDC offers more Zika advice to pregnant women; Saudi Arabia is willing to send troops to Syria; and the U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition is in full swing in Wisconsin.

Also: Women with high risk pregnancies may develop heart disease; a NASA space craft will get a close-up of Jupiter's Great Red Spot; and China tests a space station habitat - on Earth.

Also: Good Friday is observed; Nelson Mandela is improving in a South African hospital; Obama administration to propose new gasoline standards; and Austrian police chase cows through a suburb.

Also: An arctic blast plunges into the U.S.; ISIS fighters bulldoze relics in an ancient Iraqi city; and there isn't enough snow for the opening of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race - they have to move it.

Also: The World Trade Center reopens in New York City; Burkina Faso residents protest army takeover; and daredevil Nic Wallenda walks between Chicago skyscrapers.