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Cutting edge makeup techniques allow two American families... one black, one white... to trade races for a new reality show that debuts this week on cable TV's FX. Neal Conan talks to the participants about what they learned.

We continue to sing that our flag is still there. But should we?

The band pulls off a pop music magic trick, indulging nostalgia and crafting a vintage '90s patchwork dress in pop song form.

As a kid, Cedric Habiyaremye used to go hungry living in a refugee camp. Now, he's an aspiring plant scientist hoping to bring nutrient-rich crops to his country.

Haboobs — huge dust storms — are hitting the city more often than they used to. Scorching temperatures, even by Arizona standards, and unusually dry conditions are combining to create more of the dirt clouds.

In West Virginia, the Pistol Annies member sings country songs about her colorful rural upbringing.

The Pentagon has publicly named two soldiers who have been missing in Iraq since Friday. An umbrella group of Iraqi insurgents claims that it is holding the two hostage. U.S. officials are trying to determine what happened.

The title piece from the pianist-composer's latest trio release provokes us and stays firmly in the mind.

Mitchell Szczepanczyk plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

Nadege Greencovers social justice issues for WLRN.

Sarah Boden covers health, science and technology for 90.5 WESA. Before coming to Pittsburgh in November 2017, she was a reporter for Iowa Public Radio where she covered a range of issues, including the 2016 Iowa Caucuses.

Ben Swasey is a senior editor on NPR's Washington Desk.

In this week's Heat Check selects, prodigies past and present connect with OGs and friends, rappers stretch the limits of genre, young artists breathe new life into unmistakable samples and more.

Statue of the journalist Alice Dunnigan was unveiled Friday at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Dunnigan was the first African American woman credentialed to cover the White House and Congress.

A federal judge in Kentucky on Tuesday released Rowan County clerk Kim Davis from jail. She spent five days locked up after her refusal to issue same-sex marriage licenses.

Coal miners are among other essential workers who are on the job during the COVID-19 pandemic. Advocates say more needs to be done to protect the miners.

Over 600,000 people have died in the U.S. from COVID-19 since the pandemic hit this country and the world just over a year ago. Alison Wells remembers her sister, Elizabeth Wells.

Heavy rains flooded parts of Kentucky, and those who were forced to evacuate returned to water-logged homes and businesses. In some areas, people have to live tents as they try to make repairs.

Following destructive tornadoes, NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Jack Whitfield, Jr., judge executive of Madisonville, Ky., which sits in one of the state's hardest-hit counties.

Two artists in Kentucky designed a summer workshop for teens called The School of Needlework for Disobedient Women, using embroidery as an avenue to explore feminism, activism and self-expression.