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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan about the growing threat of violent domestic extremism following the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

In South Africa, a nonprofit organization is rebooting a popular soap opera that once dramatized and educated viewers about HIV and AIDS. It's only part of their feminist mission.

Since his death at 96, tributes to the singer and activist have centered his legacies in the U.S. But it's impossible to grasp Belafonte's larger meaning without first understanding his island roots.

In 2005, two Chicagoans made a generational classic and then sprinted in opposite directions, each daring the rest of hip-hop to follow them.

Institutional Investor's Alpha, a publication focusing on hedge funds, released its annual "Rich List" Monday. It estimates the world's top 25 fund managers earned a combined $14.14 billion last year. The total is down slightly from the year before.

2024 was a year of breakthroughs, with new stars storming the top of the charts and artists across genres making modern classics. NPR Music's list of best songs of the year has something for everyone.

Here & Now co-host Jeremy Hobson started telling stories on the radio when he was a kid and hasn't stopped since.

A lot hangs in the balance on who former President Donald Trump chooses as his running mate: the vice presidential nominee might shape the MAGA movement or could woo voters who lean moderate.

United more by strategy than sound, the city's stars are fans-first nonconformists, who have often succeeded by doing the opposite of what the industry deems bankable.

This week, Shaboozey becomes only the second Black artist ever to top Billboard's pop and country singles charts at the same time. The first, earlier this year, was his collaborator, Beyoncé.