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Jacki talks to Anthony DeCurtis, an editor at Rolling Stone magazine, about the album, "I Ain't Movin" by the singer Des'ree. (dez-ray) DeCurtis says that effectively combines the slick production of contemporary R+B artists and the tradition of social comment in some of the R+B musicians of the 60s and 70s.

North Carolina Sen. Ted Budd is pushing for implementation of a federal ban on intoxicating hemp products.

Twenty years ago, Diana Gabaldon's time-travel epic Outlander shot to the top of the best-seller lists — and stayed there. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates digs into the enduring potency of Gabaldon's magic.

The products being recalled range from pre-made coffees to protein shakes and other nutritional beverages. Though no illnesses have been reported, the recalled products should be thrown out.

NPR looks back at the life of Muhammad Ali, through his own words.

Let’s talk about the Ohio River, shall we?The waterway that drains the eastern half of the Midwest and has divided North from South for more than two…

The Kentucky Derby is known for its horses, and the spectacular hats that attendees wear. But this year the pandemic has milliners adding an extra accessory to the famous headgear.

Kentucky's VHS or Beta has evolved from French disco to an '80s-style rock-revival sound. Hear the band perform acoustic versions of songs from its recent Bring on the Comets. Singer Craig Pfunder also relates his experiences as an Asian-American rock singer.

education. Today, he reports that stories about the skyrocketing cost of college may be misleading. The press often focusses attention on the elite, most expensive schools. But while college costs are increasing in real terms, the rate of increase in those costs has slowed, and most families spend less than 10-thousand dollars a year, per student.

Highland Golf Course in St. Paul, Minnesota has a famous ex-caddy: Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz. That helps explain the design of a sand trap on the 15th hole.

Samsung is ending production of the smartphone after reports that some replacement devices were also spontaneously igniting. Renee Montagne talks to Wall Street Journal reporter Jonathan Cheng.

Russian vodka is being pulled from many shelves and the country's soccer team may find few willing opponents in the near term. But for the most part, experts say, the protests are largely symbolic.

The ban, the most extreme measure to date, comes as more than 500 people nationwide have contracted vaping-related illnesses — at least nine people have died.

Israeli officials are objecting to new European Union guidelines to require that labels of origin on goods sold in Europe from occupied territories be labeled that way — not as made in Israel.

Faced with the prospect of closing up shop because of the coronavirus, some companies are retooling and pivoting to keep their doors open, and their workers employed.

Two new reports paint a dismal picture of nutrition in the U.S. One finds about 70% of products sold by the largest food companies are unhealthy. Investor groups are pushing for change.

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Mallory Falk was WWNO's first Education Reporter. Her four-part series on school closures received an Edward R. Murrow award. Prior to joining WWNO, Mallory worked as Communications Director for the youth leadership non-profit Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools. She fell in love with audio storytelling as a Middlebury College Narrative Journalism Fellow and studied radio production at the Transom Story Workshop.

The decision comes after the coronavirus pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in an already fragile supply chain system.

"The Hot Dog Clock" and "The Forever Diaper" are also must-haves. A San Francisco comedy group is once again poking fun at the in-flight catalog SkyMall.