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Dr. Quentin Young, civil rights activist and public health advocate, died this week at the age of 92. The longtime Chicago resident was also a physician to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

In the studio, the Beatles' longtime producer and arranger devised many of the band's signature sounds. He died Tuesday at age 90.

In 2000, the nation's biggest election meltdown took place in Florida due to paper butterfly ballots, ancient voting machines and poorly trained poll workers. Old machines are again a worry for some.

NPR's Melissa Block asks Annie Dillard about the celebrated author's "masculine mind," her decision to write less, and her baseball skills. Dillard's new collection of essays is called The Abundance.

Actress Sarah Paulson plays prosecutor Marcia Clark in The People v. O.J. Simpson. John Powers reviews Sonny Liew's new graphic novel. Adam Cohen discusses forced sterilizations in America.

NPR's Michel Martin traveled to Pittsburgh for a live event — including conversation, music and poetry — to learn more about the "Reinvention of the American City."

We prefer doing things the way we've always done them — even if embracing something new would make things better.

The 30th anniversary of the popular South by Southwest festival kicked off Friday. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson has a preview of some of the bands to check out this year.

Kansas is the overall No. 1 seed. North Carolina got another of the top spots. The other No. 1s, Virginia and Oregon, were considered surprises in some circles. The 68-team tournament starts Tuesday.

British voters will decide in June whether to leave the European Union. In Hastings, one of the closest points to the continent, half the locals think the U.K. would be better off outside the EU.