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Twice a day, like clockwork, people release balloons around the world at the same time. These balloons are scientific tools, and the people releasing them are meteorologists.

Bassist Christian McBride, host of NPR's Jazz Night In America, explains the complicated dynamics between the bass and the drums in jazz — and James Brown.

Member station KUCB tagged along with a meteorologist at one of America's most remote weather stations. This story originally aired on Dec. 22, 2015, on All Things Considered.

A decade ago, Ondara was just a kid from Nairobi obsessed with American rock music. Now, his debut album examines the American dream from a newcomer's perspective.

Update 3/24 at 1:52 p.m.: The Butler County Juvenile Court tells WVXU that Prosecutor Mike Gmoser has filed a motion to not accept the waiver of...

Blogger Luvvie Ajayi discusses her new book I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual, which has her takes on pop culture and more.

NPR checks in with three first-time voters in Florida — an 18-year-old, a new citizen and a man who's voting after serving time in prison for a felony.

Federal workers from across the country tell of how the partial government shutdown is affecting them. The shutdown is in its 21st day, and is tied for the longest shutdown in history.

Sahra Abdullahi and Ahmed Abukar were born in Somalia and moved to the United States when they were young. Both had a hard time fitting in and navigating…

On a Monday morning, Mound Elementary School Nurse Angelique King walks kindergartener Darrell into a small classroom, sits with him at a knee-high table and pulls out an alcohol wipe. “I’m going to clean this off real good,” she explains as she hold his small ring finger, “and I’m just going to poke you a little bit. One poke and that’s it, okay?” King uses a needle, fully enclosed in plastic, to quickly prick Darrell’s finger and then begins to collect in a small vile the droplets of blood that pool on his skin.