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He recorded more than 40 solo albums and performed with musicians ranging from Harry Belafonte to Paul Simon. Masekela died after a prolonged battle with prostate cancer.

This month, India and Pakistan celebrate 70 years of independence. But the scars of a violent partition linger. An oral history project is racing to collect stories from those who lived through it.

Born as a children's song, transformed by the civil rights movement into an anthem, "This Little Light of Mine" works by letting the singer control their own story.

Public defenders operate under heavy pressure and budget constraints 60 years after the Supreme Court ruled low-income criminal defendants should be provided lawyers even if they can't pay for them.

The Grand Finals of Europe's famous annual song competition are Saturday at 3 p.m. ET, and will be broadcast in the U.S. for the first time on Logo and LogoTV.com.

When Apollo 11 launched 50 years ago, it was propelled by a liquid hydrogen-fueled launch vehicle called Centaur – which wouldn’t have existed without...

The band of Tuareg guitarists — who have faced down Islamic extremism at home in Mali — are receiving violent threats and racist responses to a scheduled concert in North Carolina in September.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Columbia Law School Professor Gillian Metzger about how a conservative-leaning Supreme Court could chip away at abortion rights, short of overturning Roe v. Wade.

More states have adopted new restrictions on abortion in hopes the Supreme Court will revisit Roe v. Wade. That could have profound effects on the economic prospects for women seeking abortions.

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement Wednesday, after 30 years on the bench. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dan Epps, a former clerk for Justice Kennedy.