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Columbus Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops Concert with Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus

It is a little more than a week until Christmas. Leading up to Christmas and New Year's Day, Classical 101 has a full lineup of local and global specials…

Composers Incorporated: Genre-Benders

The recent death of David Bowie has sparked an outpouring of videos, tribute articles and a flurry of photographs showing the many faces (not to mention…

The Supreme Court restored two death sentences Wednesday, just a week after ruling Florida's death penalty system unconstitutional. Both cases were procedural in nature.

Supreme Court Restores Death Sentences For Kansas Inmates

Just a week ago, the court reached a very different conclusion, also by an 8-1 vote, ruling Florida's death penalty system is unconstitutional.

Young people attend a political rally before the recent Jefferson-Jackson dinner in Iowa. Energizing young voters may be a challenge for presidential candidates ahead of 2016.

#NPRYouthVote: Will Young Voters Lead Or Lag In 2016?

A year ahead of the 2016 elections, Michel Martin speaks with young voters in Iowa about issues that matter to them. Join the conversation live tonight at 8 p.m. ET on Twitter, using #NPRYouthVote.

The cheetah known as Sarah or Sahara holds the record as the fastest land animal on earth. She has died at the age of 15.

Sarah The Cheetah, World's Fastest Land Animal, Dies At 15

The Cincinnati Zoo euthanized the cheetah known as Sarah this week. Cheetahs usually live to 8 to 12, the zoo says. Sarah was famous for running 100 meters in 5.95 seconds, a record for land mammals.

The school district is considering whether to take a deal that would net them $18 million now by forgoing its share of property taxes on the NuCLEus project over the next 30 years.

Cleveland Schools Ask the Community: Should We Take Less Money Now?

The Cleveland Municipal School District is holding public meetings this week to gather feedback on an unusual proposal . The meetings revolve around...

San Antonio police officers are seen in a parking lot where at least nine people were found dead in a tractor-trailer that contained at least 30 others outside a Walmart store.

At Least 10 Dead, Dozens More Found In Tractor-Trailer In San Antonio

A 60-year-old Florida man is in federal custody over a case of apparent human smuggling in Texas. San Antonio emergency personnel found 39 people in the back of a truck in a Walmart parking lot.

In March 2023, five women and two doctors sued the state of Texas over its abortion bans, saying they were putting patients at risk. Eight additional plaintiffs have joined the lawsuit as of May 22.

More women sue Texas saying the state's anti-abortion laws harmed them

More women who say they were put in danger by Texas' abortion bans are joining a lawsuit that seek to force the state to clarify medical exceptions in the laws.

Protesters filled the street in front of the Supreme Court after the court's decision to overturn <em>Roe v. Wade</em> on June 24, 2022. Nearly a year later, <em></em>61% of respondents to a new Gallup poll said overturning <em>Roe </em>was a "bad thing."

Nearly a year later, most Americans oppose Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe

The latest Gallup poll also finds increased political polarization. Some 60% of Democrats said abortion should be legal under any circumstances, compared with 8% of Republicans.

Life Expectancy Drops For White Women, Increases For Black Men

Suicide, drug abuse and alcohol have started to shorten the lives of white women, a U.S. report on data from 2013 to 2014 suggests. Life-expectancy for many black men went up from 71.8 years to 72.2.

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