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We've got a special edition of The Blues on Saturday, June 8th at 11pm. The show begins with a set of songs by Charlie Musselwhite, Bobby Rush, Ruthie…

NPR's Ari Shapiro went to Kiev this month planning to report several feature stories on the Ukrainian revolution. Instead, he found himself documenting a country edging toward civil war.

A recent Pew poll shows that only 17% of Americans say they trust the government. That's compared to a whopping 77% in 1964.

The decade that's ending has seen mass migrations across the world. The perilous path that's taken so many Central Americans north to the U.S. is also now a route for Africans, Haitians and Cubans.

Two of my favorite Bing Crosby holiday films – and maybe yours – air Saturday night. At the same time.I've seen "White Christmas" with Bing and Rosemary…

In response to attacks against Asian Americans, there are efforts in some major U.S. cities to pool funds for taxi or app-based rides for people who feel unsafe walking or taking public transport.

This Christmas week we rebroadcast our series on American popular song. This one profiles composer Jerome Kern.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews the new three-DVD set More Treasures from American Film Archives. Distributed by The National Film Preservation Foundation, it's a collection of 50 American films made between 1894 and 1931.

Scientists are tracking a deadly bird flu outbreak that has infected wild birds in more than 30 states. Purging the nation's poultry supply may not be enough to keep the virus from sticking around.

Sales of super-efficient electric heat pumps are rising in the U.S. But what are heat pumps? And why do some call them a key climate solution?