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Composers of color have long had to compete with dead white men for space on the concert stage. A new project, spearheaded by Rachel Barton Pine, seeks to correct that for the next generation.

It's been called one of humans' deadliest predators. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to author Timothy C. Winegard about his new book about the mosquito.

Trips to war zones have become a signature for Sen. John McCain. While some senators use poster board displays on the Senate floor to make their points, McCain goes them one better and by posing in dangerous places alongside wary men with semiautomatic rifles.

This year's MacArthur Fellows — recipients of what's commonly called the Genius Grant — include artists, scientists, dancers and more. They'll each receive a no-strings-attached $625,000 award.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with UnidosUS Action Fund Executive Director Rafael Collazo about the Biden administration's outreach efforts with the Hispanic and African American communities.

When rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed in 2019, he was known as an advocate for the people in the neighborhood where he grew up and made his name. But the LAPD couldn't let his gang affiliation go.

Grammy Award-winning soul star Chrisette Michele has been compared to Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. Now, after a short career break, she's back with her fourth album Better. The singer-songwriter speaks with host Michel Martin about how becoming a vegan and adopting a 'better' attitude helped inspire her latest work.

Conservatives embraced their new leader at their pre-eminent annual gathering. Meanwhile, Trump's team was quick to draw comparisons between the new president and CPAC's longtime hero, Ronald Reagan.

Cyber researchers say the Chinese chat app censors millions of messages in a given day and stores them with user info. NPR spoke to U.S. citizens who say their messages were blocked.

The Supreme Court justice sat down for an interview with NPR's Nina Totenberg and said that despite battling cancer for a third time earlier this year, she's not going anywhere anytime soon.