Search results for

The first woman composer to win an Oscar for best original score is releasing her first album of music not written for a film or stage production.

The composer, whose music fused many styles with a singular voice, constantly broke new ground. He was the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize for music.

Jim Thome has become the first home-grown Cleveland Indians player since Larry Doby to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. It had been...

A federal judge has paved the way to publish one of the last remaining secrets of the Watergate investigation. Experts said the materials could inform how special counsel Robert Mueller proceeds.

Bills to abolish the death penalty are being debated in state legislatures across the country. In Colorado, a couple of lawmakers have a very personal connection to this political lightning rod.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Yahoo sports columnist Dan Wetzel about Tiger Woods' comeback as a person and player, following his fifth Masters win on Sunday.

Today, the song that made me fall in love with Ella Fitzgerald. Ella loved every kind of music, voraciously listening to almost anything she came across...

Up to 32 percent of kids with food allergies have been taunted with foods that make them sick. Schools are moving beyond allergy awareness and "nut-free zones" to address this dangerous behavior.

Composers of color have long had to compete with dead white men for space on the concert stage. A new project, spearheaded by Rachel Barton Pine, seeks to correct that for the next generation.

A New England Journal of Medicine study looks at death rates for children in the U.S. and compares them to rates from countries around the world.