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For decades, Cologne-based violinist Geoffry Wharton has played jazzy crowd-pleasing encores written in the 1930s by an obscure composer, Audrey Call. Wharton discovered a spooky connection with her.

The dynasty of Daley politicians in Chicago appears to be ending — the city's two top mayoral candidates are African-American women. The women will compete in a runoff election next month.

The craft's splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean hit its expected landing time of 8:45 a.m. ET Friday after re-entering Earth's atmosphere.

Environmental groups are closely watching coal ash storage ponds in North and South Carolina as rivers swollen by rain from Hurricane Florence continue to rise.

Even though many fast-food chain restaurants are offering healthier sides, a new report says parents choose them only about half the time, and restaurants aren't consistent in how they offer them.

Joan Jett shredded her way through rock and roll's glass ceiling from the 1970s on. Jett and longtime producer Kenny Laguna talk about leaving a rock legacy and the new documentary Bad Reputation.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Joel Wit of 38 North, and a former State Department negotiator with North Korea. He says satellite images suggest North Korea may be dismantling missile facilities.

A lively new book by Gretchen McCulloch dissects the common vernacular that forms the cornerstone of online communication. Because Internet parses emojis, lols and punctuation — or lack thereof.

Supply shortages of oxygen for hospitals have plagued many countries, but the U.S. has averted the most dire — partly because the industry figured out new ways to share resources and anticipate needs.

These nominations are for Broadway's first season after the 2020 COVID shutdown.