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Tiffani A. Johnston, former marketing manager and cheerleader for the Washington Football Team, speaks during a House Oversight and Reform Committee roundtable on sexual harassment in the workplace on Capitol Hill on February 3, 2022 in Washington, D.C.

Ex-Washington football employee brings new harassment claim against owner Dan Snyder

A day after the Washington Football Team unveiled its new name, former employees appeared on Capitol Hill to share stories of workplace harassment, including a new allegation against Snyder himself.

Dinnerstein's performance in Cuba followed the release of <em>Broadway-Lafayette, </em>an<em> </em>album of piano concertos.

Simone Dinnerstein On A Trip To Cuba And Making Music Out Of Difficulty

David Greene talks to the pianist about her recent performance at a piano festival in Cuba — and a particularly stressful time in her life.

Killing the Golden Spruce

The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed tells the story of a sacred tree, a logger-turned environmentalist and a shocking act of environmental protest in the woods of British Columbia. Michele Norris talks with author John Vaillant.

The Best African Music Of 2008

This has been a strong year for African music, with two big trends emerging: the continuing integration of African music into the U.S. and European mainstream, as well as the ongoing unearthing of treasures from Afropop's "golden era," particularly the '70s.

A 6-year-old shooter raises tough questions for the criminal justice system

Attorney Rene Sandler talks to NPR's A Martinez about legal representation in criminal cases involving children, after a six-year-old is accused of shooting his teacher in Newport News, Va.

Golden Globes 2023: The complete list of winners

The 80-year-old Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out its awards in a ceremony hosted by comedian Jerrod Carmichael. Here's who won.

This undated photo provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Portland Field Office shows the interior of a makeshift cinderblock cell in Klamath Falls, Ore., allegedly used as a prison cell from which a woman eventually escaped and found help.

Woman's escape from cinder block cell likely spared others from same fate, FBI says

A woman who escaped her kidnapper by punching her way out of a homemade cell in southern Oregon likely saved other women from a similar fate, authorities said.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks before a Senate Appropriations hearing on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 16, 2023.

U.S.-China divide looms as Asia security summit begins in Singapore

China has refused to let its defense minister meet formally with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. However, the two defense chiefs did briefly exchange words and shook hands before Friday's dinner.

Bones And Grooves: The Weird Secret History Of Soviet X-Ray Music

In Cold War Russia, getting your hands on an American rock record was close to impossible. But a few bootleggers found a way to hide their contraband in the last place anyone would think to look.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian-born author and MacArthur fellow. Her earlier works include the novels <em>Purple Hibiscus </em>and <em>Half of a Yellow Sun </em>and the short story collection <em>The Thing Around Your Neck.</em>

A Nigerian-'Americanah' Novel About Love, Race And Hair

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's latest book tells the story of Ifemelu and Obinze, who fall in love as students in Nigeria but soon emigrate to different countries: Ifemelu to America and Obinze to England. Adichie tells NPR's Scott Simon that Ifemelu's discovery of racial identity mirrors her own.

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