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Michael R. Jackson's Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical is about a young Black gay musical theater writer named Usher, who works as an usher at a Broadway show — just like Jackson once did.

The two companies producing COVID-19 vaccines for use in the United States will have to raise production to meet contractual goals of 100 million doses each by the end of March.

The legendary opera diva is on tour, as a hologram, with a live orchestra. But behind the dramatic music, truth and fiction are blurred.

McAvoy plays a sketchy art auctioneer in Danny Boyle's new heist thriller, Trance. He almost didn't take the part because he didn't want to play the role of a victim. Then he took a closer look and found something that made him "hungry."

Instead of viewing laziness as something we need to fix or overcome with caffeine or longer work hours, social psychologist Devon Price says to think of laziness as a sign you probably need a break.

Researcher Jeffrey Sachs says that U.S. teachers are being censored for broaching certain topics. One group in New Hampshire is offering a $500 bounty for teachers who discuss critical race theory.

New York is the latest, and largest, state to consider charging product-makers to dispose of their packaging. But lawmakers are clashing over how much to involve industry in creating a new system.

At modern auto plants, some tasks, like welding together a car's body, are entirely automated. But other essential jobs, including major portions of final assembly, are still best left to people.

Ford Motor Company announced today that it would partner with GE Health and 3M to manufacture medical supplies like masks, respirators and ventilators. CEO Jim Hackett speaks with NPR's Ailsa Chang.

A major oil output cut by Saudi Arabia, Russia and other oil producers has drawn sharp accusations in Washington.

At its best, the influential online music pub — which Condé Nast announced last week will be folded into GQ — created a rare and precious space to slow down, pay attention and really listen.

A surge in the dollar has benefited many Americans and reinforced the country's economic strength — but it has also caused a lot of pain for others.

Many small-business owners say the uncertainty that goes along with the high cost of the Trump administration's emergency tariffs is driving away customers and eating into profits.

Holiday wish lists are all dewy skin drops, hyaluronic acid and lip oil — leaving parents amused and confused.

Climate change is a top issue for young voters across political parties, but most of the Republican presidential candidates avoided the question.

As Ukraine continues to fight the Russians, its military will require more help. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Andrew Mac, an adviser to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, about U.S. assistance.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un rebalances ties between China and Russia, and gets fresh pledges of support from Beijing, while keeping his nuclear weapons off the agenda.

The car you drive years in the future might run off a battery being invented in a lab today. Companies in China and the United States are racing to perfect and scale up next-generation technologies.

NPR's list of the greatest albums made by women, from 1964 to the present.

From Billie Eilish to Bad Bunny, JT to J.Lo, boygenius to Ice Spice, here they are: the home-run performances, the solid base hits and the outright whiffs.