Search results for

The 2020 Tiny Desk Contest closed for entries on April 27. As our judges comb through entries to find a winner, we're sharing some of the best entries we saw in the Contest's final weeks.

The song "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" was released ten years ago and has since become the soundtrack to millions of viral videos. Its story shows how music has shaped — and been shaped by— social media platforms.

Several Republican senators say they're opposed to the wholescale repeal of certain clean energy tax credits passed by the House. Their phones have been ringing off the hook from industry leaders and energy lobbyists who want to make sure the Senate makes changes to the bill.

Ari Shapiro talks to Charlottesville, Va. Mayor Mike Signer about what happened there over the weekend. There were dueling protests over the removal of the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

The family of Nicholas Berg, the U.S. civilian beheaded in Iraq, blames the U.S. government for their son's death. Berg's father, Michael Berg, cited e-mails that he said indicated that Berg was in American military custody at the time he had planned to return home. The CIA has identified the man who killed Berg as terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports.

Member of Parliament Mark Pritchard explains why he thinks the United Kingdom should remain in the E.U.

Festival-goers saw e-scooters as toys — the law sees them as motor vehicles. Police say about 250 people, who drove the scooters while under the influence, had to give up their driver's licenses.

The retired Archbishop of the Cincinnati Archdiocese, Daniel E. Pilarczyk, who retired in 2009 as the longest tenured archbishop in the country, died...

Sesame Workshop, the company behind Sesame Street, unveils a new initiative to reach kids in a digital and mobile age. NPR gets a sneak peek.

Response far outstrips resources as the state partners with nonprofits and foundations in a one-time program that aids undocumented workers and their families during the pandemic.