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Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 has been called one of the best live albums ever recorded. But it was shelved for more than 20 years by executives at Cooke's record label, who feared what the mainstream would make of his fiery performance.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Kate Simpson of Kensington, Maryland and puzzle master Will Shortz.

Comedian Sarah Silverman is known for delivering closely observed social commentary in a disarming, politically incorrect style. She tells stories about her childhood and her career in a new memoir, The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption and Pee.

Dexter Filkins recently broke the story that top Afghan officials have been receiving bags of cash from Iran. The New York Times foreign correspondent tells Terry Gross that the situation in Afghanistan is becoming increasingly dire for both soldiers and journalists.

In a moving ceremony on Monday, Pope Francis begged for the forgiveness of the Indigenous survivors of the abuse by residential schools that were run by the Catholic Church for more than a century.

By the time she was 18, Wang had carved out a niche as a performer to call when older big-name pianists couldn't make it to their engagements. But now, at 22, she's headlining a project of her own: Her debut CD, Sonatas and Etudes, has been nominated for a Grammy.

DePape faces a maximum of 50 years in prison if convicted of the crimes against the immediate family of a U.S. official.

Law enforcement officials are warning of potential attacks against election officials, political candidates, religious minorities and others.

Election Day used to be the first opportunity to cast a ballot. Now, with early voting, it’s the last chance for Virginians to vote in the races for their representatives in Congress as well as some town and city councils. As people across the state headed to the polls Tuesday, Joe Staniunas found that many had issues of national importance on their minds.

Major winter storms continue to hit parts of the U.S. — upending travel, closing roads, and leaving thousands of households in the dark.