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Considered one of the inventors of modern jazz drumming, Roach helped formulate the language of bebop, along with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie. Originally broadcast in 1988.

08-31-17 9:30 AM newscast

Poor neighborhoods on the northeast side of Houston were hit hard by the floods. But residents say they received little help evacuating, and now they are struggling to get basics like food, water and information.

Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mayor Derrick Freeman of Port Arthur, Texas, which is east of Houston and has experienced flooding as well.

The Ramones helped launch the punk rock scene in the mid 1970s with songs that were short, fast and loud. In 1988, lead singer Joey Ramone spoke to Terry Gross about the band's history.

Work is wrapping on a project to rebuild the northernmost stretch of the Dalton Highway that was badly damaged two-and-a-half years ago by flooding from…

Massive rainfall, winds and a slow drying-out process from Harvey have left many farmers overwhelmed and worried.

Puerto Rico is under a state of emergency as Irma began hitting the island on Wednesday. The storm is now a category 5 hurricane and could very well hit south Florida this weekend.

A massive 8.1 magnitude earthquake has struck near the Guatemala-Mexico border. Reporter Nic Wirtz has an update from Guatemala City.

Steve Inskeep and biographer Jon Meacham discuss the American presidency, the rise of populism and Americans' sense of a shared history for the last conversation in our series, History of Our Time.