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Christian McBride of Jazz Night in America joins NPR's Audie Cornish with a few criteria for what turns a regular composition into a canonized classic.

The 29-year-old's official cause of death was ruled a homicide, according to the report released Thursday by the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center.

Before this week, Peggy Whitson had spent a cumulative 665 days in space over her career, giving her the NASA record. She's not done yet.

Rico Nasty and producer Kenny Beats explain how the vital collaboration that culminated in their joint 2019 mixtape Anger Management traces back to a single scream during an impromptu studio session.

The Ohio-born funk bassist wants to provide mentorship, as James Brown did for him.

The American Civil Liberties Union has tracked around 500 anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in state legislatures across the country this year.

The number of Americans without health insurance grew to an all time high of 47 million last year, an increase of more than 2 million from a year before. The number of children without health insurance coverage also rose. The Census Bureau figures are likely to raise the stakes in the political debate about health care.

Some members of Team USA are dedicating the Olympic gold medal win over Canada to the late Johnny Gaudreau and his family.

Many media mavens said her towering coiffure was a nod to Dr. Seuss' hair-raising town. Nope. It was inspired by the stylings of Africa.

Maryland police say it appears that Eulalio Tordil, who is suspected of killing his wife on Thursday, is connected to two shootings on Friday. Tordil has been taken into custody.