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NPR Music remembers musicians — singers, songwriters, instrumentalists — and other visionaries we lost in 2016. Explore and celebrate their musical legacies.

The Commonwealth is seeing gains and losses in its race to reach top tier national status in key areas of education. In 2008, the Prichard Committee for…

Making new sounds while staying mindful of the past is a common theme in the Fresh Air music critic's year-end list.

In his annual assessment of threats, the director of national intelligence also cited Iran and North Korea. He warned the spending cuts mandated under the sequestration jeopardized the nation's safety.

This summer, three Iranian teens and their coach have traveled the US to train in Olympic-level kayaking skills. The women had to overcome not only their first big, wild water, but also political and cultural obstacles.

In a landmark case that strikes at the heart of Israel's national identity, South Africa pleaded Thursday with the U.N.'s top court to order an immediate halt to Israeli military operations in Gaza.

Once again, the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program has placed Paducah's West Kentucky Community and Technical College among the nation's best…

Kentucky’s top law enforcement officer is calling on the new Republican state legislature to fight the emerging threat of synthetic drug abuse instead of…

Ecuador produces some excellent soccer players, but they predominantly come from the same area. The sparsely populated Pacific coast province of Esmeraldas. What makes it Ecuador's soccer hotbed?

Crazy Rich Asians made a lot of money at the box office over the weekend, with much of the $25 million coming from Asians who came out to support the movie.