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Tortured and imprisoned under Saddam Hussein's regime, composer and oud player Rahim Alhaj — who resettled as a refugee in New Mexico — uses his work to tell true stories of Iraqis living through war.

The documentary Far From the Tree chronicles the lives of children who are not what their parents wanted or expected.

Allies of President Trump have targeted the deputy attorney general over what they call foot-dragging by the Justice Department in response to requests for information.

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.

A new television series explores the 2012 killing of the 17-year-old in Sanford, Fla., and the subsequent trial that sparked the Black Lives Matter movement.

The National Rifle Association says insurance companies are backing away from the organization, threatening its ability to operate.

Here are your morning headlines for Monday, July 30: Vice President Mike Pence to campaign for 12th district race; Final stages of Cleveland Towpath...

Three times in three days this week, President Trump said he would force the government to shut down if Democrats do not agree to fund a wall with Mexico and make changes to immigration laws.

A confidential government database of drug sales has become crucial to the nationwide opioid lawsuit in federal court in Cleveland. The Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System, known as ARCOS, recorded painkiller sales between manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies at a time when overdose deaths surged nationwide.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Todd Terrell of the volunteer rescue group the Cajun Navy about his group's response to Tropical Storm Florence.