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Washington became the first state to start deducting money from workers' paychecks to fund long-term care benefits. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on July 25, 2023.)

NBC News airs video and photos sent to the network Monday, apparently by Seung-hui Cho, the 23-year-old man blamed for the mass killings at Virginia Tech. Investigators are evaluating the cryptic, rambling tapes to gain perspective on the onslaught.

Documentary filmmaker Robert Levi's latest work focuses on the life and times of jazz composer Billy Strayhorn. Strayhorn wrote some of the greatest jazz standards, yet he remains relatively unknown to American music lovers. Levi talks about the film with Tony Cox.

In 1973, composer and bass virtuoso Charles Mingus signed his last recording contract with Atlantic; he'd stay with the label till his death in 1979. A new box set collects his music from that era.

Surrealist writer and poet Silvina Ocampo has been called "the best kept secret of Argentine letters," and two new translations have beautifully captured her evocative prose style for new readers.

An innovative pilot project uses emailed "heat alerts" to inform doctors and nurses of dangerous local temperatures, so they can advise patients who are most vulnerable to heat-related illness.

When the air is chill and the day is hectic, there's nothing like arriving home and bursting through the door to find hearty aromas beckoning you to the kitchen — especially if it's a meal that practically cooked itself. A little prep work and a few hands-free hours is all it takes to make curry, meatballs, Mexican stew and more.

Get ready for a Barbie/Oppenheimer double feature. GOP candidates face difficult positions addressing Trump's legal woes. NPR reveals flaws in U.S. claims about Syrian casualties in a 2019 raid.

Nina Arianda is dazzling playgoers in a revival of Born Yesterday; a few blocks away, British-American actor Mark Rylance is performing in Jerusalem — after wowing critics earlier this season in La Bete. Jeff Lunden talks to two of this season's Tony favorites.

A group of crafters has come together to finish items for those who can no longer work on them, or for those who have recently died. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on June 20, 2023.)