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A puddle was blocking a walking path in Newcastle, England. It became popular after Richard Rippon decided to live stream it. He tells the BBC he was fascinated by the way people were navigating it.

The "Queen of Soul" spoke to Fresh Air's Terry Gross about life and music in 1999.

A new way to tell the story of climate change …The steep drop in oil prices over the last year has forced layoffs of thousands of oil-industry workers in…

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Jim Warren, former managing editor of the Chicago Tribune, about Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's ongoing political crisis.

'The Chicago Defender' is a legendary black newspaper. It may no longer have the reach it once had, but the paper, founded in the early 20th century, has a fascinating history.

Lines are being learned, moves choreographed, audiences are being wooed. It's all part of what's become an every four years-tradition in Iowa, featuring local residents.

James Masefield has been improvising on the jazz mandolin for decades, including a release on Blue Note Records. Some years back, his eclectic creativity brought him to an unexpected second career.

Screenwriter Phyllis Nagy and director Todd Haynes discuss their film, Carol. Ken Tucker reviews British singer Ellie Goulding's new record. Kevin Hazzard shares stories from his work as a paramedic.

Armed men are occupying an Oregon wildlife refuge, demanding the federal government give up the land. But there's another group with roots there: the Burns Paiute tribe. And they're not happy.

Anti-federalist protesters in Oregon have now occupied buildings at a national wildlife refuge for more than a week.