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Country music legend Connie Smith has released her 54th album. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with her about forging timeless relationships and how she understands the genre after all these years.

"Nobody can soldier without coffee," a Union cavalryman wrote in 1865. Hidden Kitchens looks at three American wars through the lens of coffee: the Civil War, Vietnam and Afghanistan.

Scores of mothers competing in the Olympics and Paralympics are speaking out about the challenges they face as working mothers in sports. Some are using their platform to make a change.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with author Rion Amilcar Scott about his new collection of short stories entitled, The World Doesn't Require You.

FDA advisors approve Moderna booster shots. Steve Bannon faces criminal contempt charges in the Jan. 6 investigation. And, the trial on the death of Ahmaud Arbery begins next week.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with a man who is concerned about CTE, and with neuroscientist Bob Stern, who explains why more cases of CTE may emerge decades after plastic helmets became commonplace.

Schools are just starting to get regular access to testing; teachers are still paying out of pocket for masks and air purifiers; and qualified substitutes and bus drivers can be hard to find.

In Pennsylvania, three Democratic contenders for the U.S. Senate are campaigning in very different ways.

Black women's contributions to pop music have long been erased or misunderstood. Three recent books, including Danyel Smith's Shine Bright, focus on these stories, offering a richer record of history.

Since Los Angeles exploded three decades ago, some things have changed and so much remains the same.

Nearly a week before its scheduled auction at Sotheby's auction house, the collected personal correspondence of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was bought by a group of investors and philanthropic leaders to be given to King's alma mater, Morehouse College. Ed Gordon talks to Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin and King family attorney Phil Jones about the sale.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Saladin K. Patterson about the coming-of-age comedy that gives its own compelling storyline.

Texas troubadour Jimmie Dale Gilmore's Come On Back is a musical tribute to his father, who was a talented amateur guitarist. Gilmore tells Debbie Elliott about a CD that has been nominated for a Grammy.

Linda Villarosa says bias in the health care system and the "weathering" affect of living in a racist society are taking a serious toll on African Americans. Her new book is Under the Skin.

The commercials during this year's game weren't serious or poignant enough to speak to the modern moment.

The symptoms of Parkinson's disease can vanish briefly in the face of stress or a strong emotion. Now scientists are searching for a treatment based on this phenomenon, a form of the placebo effect.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is weighing an overhaul of its magnet offerings, which would reduce the number of magnet themes from 16 to six.

If you're hunkering down ahead of the big storm, we want to make sure you're prepared. Yes, with batteries, flashlights, and toilet paper, but — perhaps most importantly — with good reading material.

The royal family has decided to leave the 105-carat gem out of this weekend's coronation ceremony. The Kohinoor has become a focus of anti-colonial anger. India wants it back.

Abortion access has declined dramatically nationwide, but many states have further protected abortion by enacting "shield laws," allocating funding, stockpiling medication and repealing old laws.