Search results for

Henry and his band would have sounded right at home on Stax Records in the '70s — no small accomplishment. Watch them perform three funky, soulful jams.

On what would have been Blanton's 100 birthday, jazz critic Kevin Whitehead recounts the ways in which the bassist revolutionized his instrument during his brief time on the music scene.

In Chicago on Friday, jurors convicted city police officer Jason Van Dyke of second degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald that occurred in 2014.

Director George Tillman Jr. and Angie Thomas, who wrote the book behind the new movie, see some of their own experiences reflected in their lead, an African-American teen in a rich white prep school.

A controversial Republican Senate candidate in Virginia could also cost the GOP House seats in midterm elections next month.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Andrew Jones of the nonprofit Climate Interactive about why he thinks people should fight to reverse the climate change trend, despite recent bleak projections.

P.W. Singer and Emerson Brooking say social media has been manipulated to fuel popular uprisings and affect the course of military and political campaigns. Their new book is LikeWar.

Google announced that its social network, Google+, will shut down, after reports of a data breach that affected millions of users. The announcement left many surprised that Google+ still existed.

The National Transportation Safety Board and other agencies are looking at the qualifications of the driver, the vehicle's condition and the layout of the intersection. Twenty people were killed.