Though Alex had been the guitarist in the family, when they formed Van Halen, it quickly became clear who would play: "[Ed] made that instrument sing." Originally broadcast Oct. 29, 2024.

In Damascus beauty parlors, Syrian women hope looking good will help them feel better about a future they fear. (Story aired on ATC on Dec. 31, 2024.) ...

In this first newsletter of the New Year, we want to describe some changes that are coming to the NPR Public Editor's Office in 2025. Much of what we've decided to do is based on the insights we've ...

Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign did not place him at the ideological center of the Republican Party, but the center quickly moved to him. How did it happen? This episode: political ...

Gomez grew up speaking Spanish, but eventually lost her fluency. She spent months relearning the language for her latest role as the wife of a Mexican cartel boss. Originally broadcast Nov. 19, 2024.

NPR's A Martínez has a conversation about the present and future of green energy in the U.S. with outgoing Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm. Support NPR and hear every episode sponsor-free with ...

In the early hours of New Year's Day, a truck rammed into crowds on the French Quarter's heavily foot-trafficked street. Police are looking into whether the suspect had ties to any terror groups.

One of the signature songs from the musical Rent breaks down a year in minutes. "Five hundred, twenty five thousand, six hundred minutes." Some years fly by. Others seem to last forever. And a lot can ...

More than 1.3 million people were plunged into darkness early Tuesday. Failure of an underground power line is believed to be ...

Increases in Delaware, Illinois and Rhode Island will bring those states' minimums to $15 an hour, meaning 10 states and Washington, D.C., will now have $15 or higher minimum wage.

They make their living off the sea, but their catch is dwindling. So these traditional fisherfolk are taking steps to ...

A Saudi doctor drove into a market teeming with holiday shoppers in Magdeburg, an official said, as people mourned the ...