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Tuesday's New Hampshire primary marks 100 years since the start of the first in the national presidential primary.

An overhaul of federal education law contains an unusual non-education item: a posthumous pardon for Jack Johnson (1878–1946).

Petra Mayer, an editor at NPR Books, joins host Audie Cornish to talk about the latest edition the Book Concierge. It's a filterable list of great reads, recommended by NPR staff and book critics.

The Book Concierge features 260+ great reads recommended by NPR staff and book critics. (And it even helps you go find those books at your local library.)

Each summer, around 600 women come to Hooper's Island in Maryland under the H-2B visa program.

Many of the seats in Evelin Salgado's classroom are occupied by DACA recipients.

Hear the young mezzo-soprano sing contemporary music of rare beauty, offering a voice of creamy muscularity.

A massive heat wave continues to broil many parts of the United States, with temperatures topping 100 degrees for the third consecutive day in many places. And with high humidity and other factors, the heat index shows that the temperatures often feel even hotter.

Although he was known principally as a political adviser and campaign strategist, Karl Rove has been a critical part of the White House policy operation as well. The adviser's departure could have wide repercussions.

Forecasters warned this week about the possibility of seiches on Lake Michigan. Seiches — oscillations that shift the water level, usually minutely — are common occurrences on the Great Lakes. But in extreme cases, they can cause a huge water level drop-off.