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"Hail more than a meter high, and then we wonder if climate change exists," said Enrique Alfaro Ramírez, the governor of Jalisco state. The Mexican army is helping to dig out the city.

The Oregon Health Authority lifted a public health advisory for contact with marine water at Agate Beach, Seal Rock State Park Beach, and Harris Beach…

Two current country hits by black musicians are challenging traditional notions of the genre. Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" and Blanco Brown's "The Git Up" pulse with history and humor.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is calling a special legislative session for the first week of July.

The sinking of the Titanic, the Depression, World Wars I and II and the civil rights movement, and the moving songs that arise from the sacred music tradition.

NPR's Noel King asks Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, how the U.S. should respond to Iran shooting down a military drone.

The official anthem of the capital city, "En Mi Viejo San Juan" also serves as a nostalgic lament, evoking memories of the island for the many forced to leave it behind.

Ranging in soundscapes that feature ethno bass, dance floor field recordings and techno, these one-of-a-kind sound artists are giving new life to often forgotten roots music.

Hear the history of American gospel music and its impact on soul, jazz and R&B.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., about a Thursday meeting at the White House regarding the downing of a U.S. drone.