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Nigerian singer Eno Williams has crafted a collection of irresistible, multidimensional anthems that reach far beyond the borders of geography, music and emotion.

Drums — wide and deep talking-to-you drums — are the key ingredient in the Cindy Blackman sound. At the Women in Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center, the Lenny Kravitz drummer brought her quartet featuring JD Allen. Sherrie Maricle's Fiveplay opens.

In March, a CPCC transgender student was suspended for a day-and-a-half after she used a women’s restroom. She says a security guard told her she needed…

Lara Pellegrinelli is resolutely against jazz tributes and the coverage that accompanies them — until she accepted an assignment for a piece on the 100th anniversary of Mary Lou Williams' birth.

Police say William Lamberson of Florida is accused of texting a Martin County narcotics captain to buy drugs. Police responded, made the arrest and also informed him he had the wrong number.

In the years since the goofy name of a research vessel grabbed international headlines, Boaty has been off gathering crucial deep-sea data on the effects of climate change.

Queen Bey is donating proceeds from the song to relief efforts in Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

Stories that caught our eye this morning include a ratings coup for NBC, progress for Venus Williams, and a 33-megapixel broadcast of the opening ceremony.

On From the Jungles of Paraguay, Australian guitarist John Williams celebrates Paraguayan composer Augustin Barrios-Mangore, an entrancing songwriter whose music went largely neglected by modern interpreters until the 1980s and '90s.

William Stokoe Jr., a champion of sign language, whose work helped change the way deaf people are educated, died earlier this month. Stokoe was a linguistics professor at Gallaudet University in Washington DC. He is credited with winning recognition for American Sign Language as a genuine language, overcoming contentions of some linguists that sign is a mere imitation of spoken word. Noah speaks with David Armstrong, an Associate Professor in the school of management at Gallaudet, who co-authored several books with Stokoe.

The Charlotte Hornets have lost eight of their past nine games after falling Monday night to the Brooklyn Nets. Moussa Diabate led Charlotte with 21 points and 10 rebounds before leaving the game with a scratched eye. Lamelo Ball also left early with ankle soreness. Meanwhile, ESPN is reporting Hornets have been in contact with the NBA as they explore options to dispute the Los Angeles Lakers' failed physical assessment of Mark Williams.

In 2003, the pop group's song "Where Is the Love?" was in the top 8 on the Billboard 100. Now will.i.am has rewritten the song. He tells Rachel Martin it's been adapted to reflect the issues of 2016.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to ESPN's Howard Bryant about the men and women's Australian Open finals and what's next for Serena Williams.

Another White House official was named over the weekend as a source for the leak of a CIA agent's identity. Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper said he spoke with Vice President Cheney's chief of staff, Lewis Libby, about the case.

A big difference between humans and other apes is the ability to stride easily on two feet. A new analysis of fossil bones shows that adaptations for bipedal walking go back 7 million years.

A revival of Tennessee Williams' glorious 1945 drama opens tonight at Broadway's Booth Theater. Zachary Quinto and Cherry Jones star in the play, which is partly based on the playwright's own life and family.

President-elect Barack Obama's top choice for U.S. attorney general seems to be Eric Holder. Holder was the No. 2 official in the Justice Department under President Clinton. The Obama team says no final decision has been made.

NPR remembers William "Bill" Post today. He was the co-creator of the Kellogg's Pop-Tarts, and died on Saturday, February 10th at 96 years old.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Pope Leo after critical comments by President Trump.

Watch Joy Williams and John Paul White's swooning chemistry and stirring harmonies at the NPR Music offices.