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As is true for so many great musicians, the compositions of George Gershwin live on well after his death. Case in point: Jazz musician Gordon Goodwin has arranged Gershwin's beloved piece for his brassy Big Phat Band.

The band's first album in 18 years sounds lean and to the point, and it doesn't let up. Along the way, playfulness and aggression intermingle to the point where it's hard to tell them apart.

The North Carolina MC — German-born, emotionally forthright and a magna cum laude college graduate — says integrity and individuality are essential to the future of hip-hop.

Pakistan's government is building a much-needed 16-mile metro across Lahore to ease traffic. But it passes a little too close for comfort to many of the city's historic buildings.

Russia's defense minister says the military reached its target of adding 300,000 troops to fight in Ukraine. The recruitment effort led many Russians to protest and flee the country.

In California, agriculture is a $44.7 billion industry and the ongoing drought has many farmers worried. Some already have cut back on planting crops and some banks are withholding loans.

The Sentencing Commission is considering changing how federal prisoners can request compassionate release, a program essential to inmates with a terminally illness or other extraordinary circumstance.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Lee Gelernt of the ACLU about what Title 42, which the Supreme Court ruled will remain in effect, means for many migrants.

Pope Francis issued a call for social justice in a speech to world officials gathered at the United Nations on Friday. Degradation of the environment, he argued, hits the poor the hardest.

Many small businesses have failed and closed during the coronavirus pandemic, but Sara Rhoades just opened a new boutique in Evansville, Indiana. It's called The Confectionery.