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The urge to build a community of sound, first found on the streets of Philly playing with The Roots, still drives bandleader Joshua Abrams. Since Time is Gravity deepens the jazz band's own roots.

The new documentary Fastball explores the classic showdown between pitcher and batter. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with director Jonathan Hock about his film, and with David Price, a left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox.

Naudia Loftis, 18, lives in a neighborhood of Cleveland that's been hard hit by gang violence. When her cousin was killed, she started organizing rallies to raise awareness of black-on-black violence.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with musician David Schelzel about The Ocean Blue's new album, Kings and Queens/Knaves and Thieves.

The U.S. biotech company Moderna announced its experimental COVID-19 vaccine is 94.5% effective. Operation Warp Speed science adviser Dr. Moncef Slaoui says he was ecstatic when he heard the news.

Marijuana dispensaries are reaching out to seniors seeking help with the aches and pains of aging. They're discovering an array of products and some interesting side effects.

Unless you like standing in line at the bank, chances are when you need cash, you are going to visit an ATM. And with almost half a million ATMs in the United States—at banks, and bars, and convenience stores—you probably won’t have to look too far. While that ubiquity makes ATMs convenient, it also presents a challenge for firms like Diebold Nixdorf. Roughly a third of the world’s 3.3 million ATMs were made by Diebold, according to estimates by the banking research firm RBR. Yet, despite Diebold’s dominance in the industry, the firm has been struggling in recent months.

Many people at high risk for HIV can't afford PrEP, though it's more than 90 percent effective. The HIV medicine's list price, close to $2,000 for a 30-day supply, has risen 45 percent in six years.

The National Hurricane Center says the storm's eyewall is ashore in North Carolina, where more than 20 inches of rain has fallen and storm surge has reached 10 feet in some places.

More people are becoming eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in Ohio, with teachers and people over the age of 70 getting the shots this week. But some groups who are at risk – such as police officers, funeral directors, and low-wage essential workers – are still not prioritized in the state’s plans. The COVID-19 vaccines have to be rationed because there is such a limited supply, but some people have questioned how the priority groups were decided and whether the distribution has been ethical thus far.