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Musician Geoff Muldaur is a master of American blues, roots, jazz and jug band music. In his newest release, he has classical musicians in Amsterdam give these quintessential American tunes the chamber music treatment.

Over a long career, the Irish folk band has worked with almost everybody, just about everywhere.

The Chicago-born rapper grew up in neighborhoods filled with drugs, violence and prostitution — but at home, his parents provided him a wide window to a larger world. In his music, Fiasco continues to bridge divides by reaching beyond the boundaries of hip-hop.

The Pentagon wants to close military bases to save money. Communities like one in Monterey, Calif., are already preparing to be sure they're not on the next closure list.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jim Lewis, senior vice president and program director at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about holding countries accountable for weapons transfers.

On Valse Sinistre, Drummond's ride-cymbal beat is lively, varied and full of passing cross-rhythms — the sound of a musician fully engaged and in the habit of attentive listening.

The proposed changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention come amid ongoing criticism of the agency's response to COVID-19, monkeypox and other public health threats.

With a new school year underway, we're wondering what goals you might be setting for yourselves. NPR poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander asks you to write about one of your goals in the form of a poem.

Ukraine says it is ready to resume grain shipments from its southern ports that stopped with the onset of the war with Russia. The grain could alleviate a global food shortage.

Parts of the Great Plains are forecast to hit record-breaking temperatures this week, while in Europe, extreme heat has fueled wildfires and contributed to hundreds of deaths in recent days.