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Watts, famous for his potent beat and unflappable style, featured on all 26 Rolling Stones studio albums and numerous live albums.

Trumka, the leader of the AFL-CIO and a close ally of Democratic Party officials, has died. He was 72.

Researchers who study evidence of fires through the millennia say to expect more and bigger fires as the climate continues to warm. Fire season is already months longer than in the 1970s.

Thomas Barrack, who chaired the former president's inauguration committee, has been arrested on federal charges that he acted as an agent of a foreign government.

Cuba has seen recent demonstrations due to food shortages and high prices amid the pandemic.

Here at the midpoint of 2021, these are the two dozen or so albums NPR Music's staff will be carrying as they step back out into the world.

Our favorite songs from this strange period of re-emergence, the first six months of 2021.

Britney Spears asks a judge to end her conservatorship, saying she is being exploited, bullied and feeling "left out and alone." Read a transcript of the singer's remarks at Wednesday's hearing.

The Israeli prime minister leaves office with a legacy that includes economic prosperity, a growing partisan divide in the U.S. over support for Israel and the unresolved conflict with Palestinians.

The employee group, which supports NPR staff members through advocacy and cultural visibility, reflects on some favorite performances in celebration of Asian/Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.

Here is a look at some key events in the conflict over the past decade and a half.

The Florida Democrat was on President Biden's shortlist for a running mate in the 2020 presidential election. Demings, a former Orlando police chief, was first elected to the House in 2016.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shifted its stance this week on the need to wear masks if you're vaccinated. What's that mean for kids? For travel? For work? Experts weigh in.

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott delivered the GOP rebuttal to President Biden's address to Congress. Read his full remarks with analysis and fact checks from NPR's reporters.

NPR reporters provide fact checks and analysis of President Biden first joint address to Congress.

When you come back inside after celebrating Earth with a walk or by planting some trees, check out these ways NPR's Arts & Culture team has connected with our Mother Earth via the arts.

'Tis the season to fill our feeds; need not rhyme nor reason for our poetry needs: Help NPR celebrate with your original poems on social media. Each week, we'll enlist poets to pick their favorites.

More than 250 people have been charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. NPR is looking at the cases. Each provides clues to questions surrounding the attack: Who joined the mob? What did they do? And why?

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris became president and vice president of the United States on Wednesday.

President Biden called for a day of "renewal and resolve" as he takes office. Read fact checks and analysis of his remarks.