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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with New York Democratic Assemblymember Ron Kim about a legislative push for nursing home reform and the political headwinds from within his own party.

The revered Cuban composer's winning piece was inspired by the life and struggles of Susan B. Anthony and her own poor mother and grandmother in Cuba.

Lucier changed the way we think about sound through monumental works like I Am Sitting in a Room and Music on a Long Thin Wire.

The push to alter the filibuster and sidestep a Republican blockade of two voting rights bills was doomed by Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona.

Federal law prevents some convicted domestic abusers from owning a gun, depending on their relationship to the victim. The new gun safety bill would expand that definition to include dating partners.

NPR's Miles Parks speaks with author and University of North Carolina graduate Will Blythe about the Duke-UNC basketball rivalry ahead of their highly anticipated NCAA tournament matchup tonight.

The agreement, which has the support of at least 10 Republican senators, is narrowly focused at preventing future shootings similar to the one in Uvalde, Texas.

The folk singer, environmentalist and activist remains active and busy. He splits the firewood that heats his home overlooking the Hudson River, and he's just published a book of his collected writings and released two new albums.

Companies in New York City face another setback as they push workers to come back to work: Employees are saying they don't feel safe in the city anymore.

In terms of pure expression, no singer in popular music can touch Williams when she's calling from the lonely outskirts of Despairville.