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NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss the revival of the birther movement, the tightening presidential race, and the hype surrounding the release of candidates' health records.

At least four Confederate commemorations have been taken down in Ohio, in response to last week's Charlottesville, Va., clash between white nationalist…

The embattled online charter school, ECOT, is flooding the airwaves with commercials to rally support and hit back against the state education department.

Hundreds gathered in the St. Louis suburb one year after Michael Brown was killed there by a police officer. Starsky Wilson, the Ferguson Commission's co-chair, sees reason to hope — and keep working.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution, and David Brooks of The New York Times about confirmation hearings, an anonymous op-ed from inside the White House and former President Obama on the campaign trail.

Legislation banning what anti-abortion activists call a "dismemberment abortion" has been introduced in the Ohio Senate.The bill would prohibit doctors…

Finnish composer Jean Sibelius wrote seven fine symphonies over the course of about 25 years. This evening on Symphony @ 7, I'll have his first foray into…

Ever want to sing in a world premiere in front of a big crowd? In honor of composer Philip Glass turning 75 this year, NPR commissioned him to write a…

The bicentennial of the birth of Franz Liszt is tomorrow (October, 22). On the eve of his 200th birthday, we're featuring one of his grandest…

I was backing out of the driveway early this morning in good time to hear an NPR tribute to Wade Mainer, who died a few days ago at the age of 104! I had…