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Parker has been trying to find her place in the banjo world. So this week, she talks to Black banjo players, like Grammy nominee Rhiannon Giddens, about creating community and reclaiming an instrument that's historically already theirs.

The sinking of the Titanic, the Depression, World Wars I and II and the civil rights movement, and the moving songs that arise from the sacred music tradition.

On this edition of All Songs Considered we settle into the new NPR Music offices, fumble around in the studio and eventually figure things out well enough to share some great new music.

Kurt Wagner writes and sings beautiful songs with Lambchop, a hefty ensemble with a calm, restrained sound. When Wagner visited us, he came alone, with just a guitar and a good-natured sense of humor.

The modern jazz star returns to his alma mater, band in tow, for a live concert webcast.

The musical polymath's new album, which features collaborations with Pharrell, Chris Martin, Sky Ferreira and more, is due out November 22.

The aftermath of the controversial shooting went viral as it was streamed live on Facebook by the Castile's girlfriend.

Lowe's recorded profits in the fourth quarter despite a red-hot housing market.Shares fell 8 percent before the opening bell as healthy same-store sales…

Atrium Health and UNC Health Care say they have suspended plans for a merger after the two companies were unable to come to an agreement.Atrium, formerly…

The Nigerian-American MC and his band perform three reworked selections from Jidenna's impeccable debut album, The Chief.

The fire at a jail in Valencia killed 68 people. Venezuela's attorney general now says inmates who were apparently angry about an inspection are believed to have set the fire.

National forecasters say high tide flooding hit record levels in some parts of North Carolina and expect it to be more common over the next 30 years.

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, a far-reaching playlist of off-the-beaten-orbit tracks for your space travels.

Bank of America says too few people are using drive-through teller windows. So, the bank is cutting that service at some branches. Teller lanes from Georgia to Texas have already closed.

For each word given, name a synonym in which the first two letters are the same as the second and third letters of the given word. For example, spin and pirouette.

Updated 1:40 p.m. FridayInterim UNC System President William Roper denounced Friday the toppling of Confederate monument "Silent Sam" - but also said he…

Holiday music is big business.

Democrat Anita Earls won a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court after besting two Republicans on the ballot.Earls, a civil rights lawyer who worked in…

In Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin explains how the 16th president brought into his cabinet three powerful men who politically opposed him. She spoke with Fresh Air's Terry Gross in 2005.

The giant fish in Lake Tahoe are thought to be spawning and schooling after being dumped there by aquarium owners.