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Tributes are pouring in for Nichelle Nichols, who made history for her portrayal as Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek. She was 89.

The Gary, Ind., electronic producer turns a Chicago footwork party into a global drum-machine circle.

Giddens links folk instruments and traditions of the African-American diaspora with those of Francesco Turrisi, a pianist and master of the frame drum.

Just as the 2008 presidential election exposed and ultimately crossed gender, racial and generational barriers, many of the year's notable recordings explored and wrestled with different kinds of boundaries — some musical, some cultural, and some almost unimaginable if not for the power of music.

Diana, Princess of Wales, was known for championing humanitarian causes and redefining celebrity. She died 25 years ago today.

The marker, depicting a hooded figure, was highlighted in a recent report by a special commission looking into U.S. military assets with names tied to the Confederacy.

Aside from being America's current "Most Livable City," Pittsburgh is known as a home of great pro sports teams and many legends of jazz, including Art Blakey. But WDUQ shines a light on the Pittsburgh jazz musicians working around town these days.

This year, pop critic Ann Powers offers something a little different — 10 deserving albums that might have topped lists in any other year.

The agreement Thursday capped a months-long bidding war and arrives one day after Spirit's attempt to merge with Frontier Airlines fell apart. The deal still needs approval from antitrust regulators.

We've got ambient atmospherics for a time of tension. Hear new music from Dedekind Cut, Visible Cloaks, Tycho, Yussef Kamaal, MJ Guider and Burial.

The announcement of the lawsuit comes after Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, made comments about George Floyd's death on the podcast Drink Champs.

The composer and saxophonist, who won a dozen Grammy Awards and recorded with everyone from Miles Davis to Joni Mitchell, died on Thursday, March 2 in Los Angeles.

Kalb, a former correspondent for The New York Times, CBS and NBC who quit his job as a State Department spokesman to protest a U.S. government disinformation campaign against Libya, died Sunday.

Every new year a crop of books, music and films become part of the public domain in the U.S. Jennifer Jenkins of Duke University shares a few of the works from 1927 coming our way.

When Jamal's trios visited Penthouse jazz club in Seattle in the '60s, they came to play. Now 92, the pianist has signed off on the release of a new series of live recordings from back in the day.

Glen Weldon says actor Kevin Conroy, the voice of the Caped Crusader in Batman: The Animated Series and other projects, kept his portrayal cool, wry, and unforced.

The U.S. intelligence community concludes it's "very unlikely" a foreign country is responsible for the so-called Havana Syndrome ailments involving U.S. officials working abroad.

Nominations for the 95th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday. A number of films are up for top awards.

From NPR's Books We Love, we hear staff recommendations for memoirs: "The World's Worst Assistant," "Scenes From My Life," "Solito," and "The Man Who Could Move Clouds."

The death of Osama bin Laden has reopened the debate about whether harsh tactics, such as simulated drowning, actually produce good intelligence. Former Bush administration officials say tough interrogation led the U.S. military to bin Laden's hideout. The Obama White House says it's not so simple.