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"I think a lot of my last record is just me trying to find some peace with saying whatever stream-of-consciousness things that come to my head," Nick Hakim says. "It's therapeutic for myself."

Play It Forward: Nick Hakim Finds Humor In Darkness

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Brooklyn-based musician Nick Hakim about creating little worlds with music and the artist he is grateful for: Laraaji.

Ballot boxes will close at 8 p.m. on election night in Washington. But ballots postmarked on or before Election Day will still be counted up to 20 days after the election.

Unlike Oregon and many others, WA accepts ballots postmarked by Election Day well into November

In the battleground states of North Carolina and Pennsylvania legal battles have raged over whether postmarked ballots that arrive via mail after...

Hurricane Zeta Storms Ashore In Southeastern Louisiana

Hurricane Zeta came ashore in Louisiana on Wednesday as a Category 2 storms. The hurricane strengthened before landfall and is expected to bring a storm surge up to 11 feet.

How Much Will A Coronavirus Vaccine Cost To Americans With Medicare Or Medicaid?

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Seema Verma, head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, about plans to make coronavirus vaccines free to Medicare and Medicaid recipients.

The Portland Police Bureau's Specialty Emergency Reaction Team, or SERT, responds to a person believed to be armed barricaded inside a home in the Sellwood neighborhood of Portland, Ore., Sunday, June 28, 2020.

After hours of testimony, Portland pushes vote on further police funding cuts to after election

For the second time since racial justice protests erupted in Portland, the City Council will weigh whether to pull a significant chunk of funding from the police bureau’s budget.

No more changing of clocks like this one in Seattle's Lake Union Park if Congress OKs Washington's permanent move to daylight saving time.

Time to ‘fall back’ despite lawmakers’ vote to lock the clock

Daylight saving time goes away this Sunday, November 1. You'll get an extra hour of sleep from the time-change ritual. But wait, wasn't this hassle of...

A new mobile voting center brings voting directly to residents in Santa Cruz County, Calif. Here, the VoteMobile is parked at Garfield Park Village, an apartment complex for seniors.

VoteMobile Helps California Wildfire Victims And Seniors Cast Their Ballots

A new mobile voting center is cruising through Santa Cruz, Calif., this election season. It's especially important for people who lost their homes in recent wildfires.

President Donald Trump speaks at the Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit on April 24, 2019 in Atlanta. President Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency.

Opioid Crisis: Critics Say Trump Fumbled Response To Another Deadly Epidemic

President Trump promised to end America's opioid crisis. On his watch overdose deaths flattened in 2018 then surged again to record levels.

Rulennis Munoz (center right) outside Lancaster Courthouse Oct. 14, after learning that the police officer who fatally shot her brother had been cleared of criminal wrongdoing by the Lancaster County District Attorney. Her mother, Miguelina Peña, and her attorney Michael Perna (far right) stood by.

During A Mental Health Crisis, A Family's Call To 911 Turns Tragic

A mother in Lancaster, Pa., tried for years to help her grown son get consistent treatment for schizophrenia. Then, hoping to get him involuntarily committed for care, the family called the police.

The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra featuring bassists Cachao, Andy González, and Charnett Moffett.

Crate Digging With Christian McBride: The History Of Latin Bass

Hear the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra in 2006, with four virtuoso bassists: Rubén Rodríguez, Charnett Moffett, the late Andy González, and the mighty Cachao, two years before his death.

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