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O'Farrill is a New Yorker of Cuban, Mexican, Jewish, African-American, German and Irish descent. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says his new album with Stranger Daysreflects O'Farrill's robust heritage.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is being challenged by fellow Democrat, state senator Kevin de León. De León would bring generational change, but faces big challenges while taking on a political icon.

Clarence Fountain was one of the last surviving founding members of The Blind Boys of Alabama. They first met as pre-teens at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in the early 1940s. Fountain died Sunday of complications from diabetes at 88.

U.S.-backed Kurdish forces say they are locked in a battle with ISIS in northeast Syria. The escalation in fighting followed a two-week pause, which allowed civilians to be evacuated from the area.

The 67-year-old former geologist, beer brewer and mayor of Denver points to accomplishments such as Medicaid expansion and increased spending on infrastructure and public education.

The United Methodist Church votes to maintain a ban on gay clergy and gay marriage. Is a schism inevitable? We put that to a roundtable of Methodist voices.

In the new North American trade deal, Canada agreed to end its Class 7 milk price — a system that lowered the price of some Canadian dairy products, undercutting American producers. But dairy policy analysts say the new trade agreement won't significantly expand export opportunities.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with celebrity chef Jose Andres about deploying his nonprofit organization, World Central Kitchen, to the Bahamas to provide food aid after Hurricane Dorian.

The latest on a dramatic day in British Parliament as the revolt against Prime Minister Boris Johnson continues and members try to stave off a no-deal Brexit.

For some people, giving up their house or apartment and living on the road is a choice. But for many Americans priced out of the housing and rental markets, living in a vehicle is a necessity.