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Myrlie Evers-Williams will deliver the invocation at President Obama's inauguration, reportedly becoming the first woman, and someone other than clergy, to say the prayer that precedes the ceremonial oath of office. The ceremony will take place on Jan. 21, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Writer and Naturalist-in Residence at the Utah Museum of Natural History TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS. She was described by "Newsweek" as "one of the West's most striking new writers." Born a Utah Mormon, Williams has written several books about the environment and the West, such as "Coyote's Canyon" and "Earthly Messengers." Her book, "Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place," concerned her mother's unsuccessful battle with cancer and the flooding of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge by the rising Great Salt Lake waters. It also asserts that the seven cancer deaths in her family probably resulted from atomic testing in Nevada in the fifties and sixties. (Published by Random House.) (REBROADCAST. Originally aired 10

This past week, composer John Williams joined National Symphony Orchestra conductor Leonard Slatkin at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to open a multi-concert series "Soundtracks: Music and Film." NPR's Liane Hansen visited with the two musicians.

Movie music buff Andy Trudeau continues his series on Oscar-nominated film scores. In this edition: Munich, composed by John Williams, and Brokeback Mountain, composed by Gustavo Santaolalla.

The name "the Queen City," the crowns on everything from street signs to trash cans — there are just some common things associated with Charlotte. We look into why these things represent Charlotte and answer questions about the city’s origins.

David Williams, 54, spent eight days on a ventilator after he got COVID-19. Weeks after being discharged from the hospital, he still needs an oxygen tube and a walker.

Omaha just elected its first Black mayor, giving this year's Juneteenth celebrations new energy. The city wants to mark the occasion by being a model for unity during a time of divisiveness.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Daryle Williams, an associate history professor at the University of Maryland, about the Enslaved.org initiative aimed at documenting the lives of enslaved people.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with intelligence expert Heather Williams of the Rand Corp. about tensions between Iran and the U.S. following an airstrike on Saudi Aramco facilities.

President Obama is asking a group of CEOs to pledge not to discriminate against the long-term unemployed. But new research suggests that these job seekers may face an even greater challenge — many of them are not even being considered by employers. Our Planet Money team looks into the research and challenges facing these job seekers.

Tom Williams' new collection digs into the experience of being multiracial, difficult to categorize in a society that likes to slap labels on people. Reviewer Michael Schaub calls it vital and gutsy.

The Euro fell to a nine-year low against the dollar on Monday as investors worried about Europe's economic doldrums. Linda Wertheimer talks to Callum Williams of The Economist.

Martha Woodroof remembers a trip to Lawrence, Kansas, where she found her way to a house, and a yard, and an abandoned typewriter.

The Bush administration is facing key decisions on troop levels in Iraq. Juan Williams says President Bush is hesitant to increase U.S. troop strength to overwhelm the insurgency, due to polling that shows falling support for the war.

Former White House press secretary Tony Snow died early Saturday at age 53. NPR's Juan Williams, who had appeared with Snow as a commentator on Fox News Channel, talks about his friend and former colleague.

Billionaire Robert Sarver announced that he will sell his share of the NBA's Phoenix Suns and the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury. An investigation concluded that he had used racist and misogynist language.

The White House on Thursday hosts a summit designed to begin overhauling the nation's health care system. It's just one of the major issues President Obama is trying to tackle. Is it a good idea to have so many major issues in play at once?

Set in a small Irish village in the weeks leading up to Christmas 1962, Niall Williams' latest novel avoids cliché by investing specificity and life into characters and places.

Antibiotic resistance is a growing issue around the world. A new study finds that it's leaving children and infants vulnerable to potentially deadly bacterial infections, like sepsis and meningitis

Myrlie Evers-Williams is the widow of assassinated civil rights activist Medgar Evers. After her husband's death, she became a noted activist herself. But music has always been one of her loves, and she's about to fulfill a longtime dream on the Carnegie stage.