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In this week's installment of Alt.Latino, hear a collection of outstanding cover songs, from the bizarre to the sublime. A Mexican glam-rock band wipes the tears off a sad pop tune and gives it an edge, while a Colombian singer turns a macho ballad into a feminist song -- and that's just the tip of the iceberg.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to conductor Marin Alsop about her upcoming performances with the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

In 2016, the U.S. launched a classified military cyberattack against ISIS to bring down its media operation. NPR interviewed nearly a dozen people who lived it.

The conductor, slated to perform at the opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympics, sparked controversy with his recent comments on Russia's anti-gay legislation. The head of St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre is a friend and ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Two-time Tony Award winner Brian Dennehy was a towering figure on stage - artistically and physically. He died yesterday of a non-COVID-related heart attack in a Connecticut hospital.

After a near-death experience, the doom metal trio's sprawling gravity and thunderous majesty takes an introspective turn.

Alabama has set a January execution date for what would be the nation's first attempt to put an inmate to death using nitrogen gas.

The owner of the Coffin Butte landfill in Benton County is once again trying to expand.

After a stretch of cooler weather and even some rain, temperatures are expected to rise to dangerous levels on Friday in much of Oregon.

Typically, April Showers bring May vegetables, but this year keeping recently planted beds damp has been difficult. The dry air evaporates any water you put on before the seeds have time to germinate.