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Mark Kurlansky's Ready for a Brand New Beat chronicles the spectacular success of the 1964 Motown hit "Dancing in the Street." Reviewer Cord Jefferson says that while much of the book feels like filler, it sings when Kurlansky examines all the controversy one song created.

Ohio State University released police body cam footage of the the post-game fight that started when Michigan players planted a Michigan flag at midfield.

It's game over for the Gamecocks. The Gonzaga Bulldogs survived a second-half rally to claim a 77-73 victory against South Carolina in the Final Four.

Joe Rogers Sr. and Thomas Forkner Sr. co-founded the Waffle House in an Atlanta suburb in 1955. A statement released by the company says Forkner died on Wednesday at age 98. Rogers died March 3 at 97.

Police officers from around Hamilton County gathered at Fountain Square and the Police Memorial Friday to remember their fallen colleagues.

On Feb. 20, 2003, the band Great White was playing when pyrotechnics ignited flammable soundproofing foam. The nightclub was engulfed in flames — killing 100 people and injuring more than 200.

President Trump has suggested the filibuster should be eliminated to move along his legislative agenda. How did we get here? Senior editor and correspondent Ron Elving explains in Ron's Office Hours.

Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen represents euro-skepticism and protectionism while centrist Emmanuel Macron is pro-Europe and immigrant friendly. Most polls close at 7 p.m. local time Sunday.

After milkmaids helped discover vaccination, we spent the next 150 years learning how to keep ourselves safe from germs. By the 1960s, we thought the battle was finally over. If only!

For the last installment of Weekend Edition's holiday recipe series, NPR founding mother Susan Stamberg tells Scott Simon about her special New Year's Eve recipe for Caviar Pie.