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In honor of the death of karaoke inventor Shigeichi Negishi, NPR's Scott Detrow revisits a Pop Culture Happy Hour episode about choosing the perfect karaoke song.

The Russian president described the violent shooting as "a bloody, barbaric terrorist act" after a group linked to the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the event.

The state was on the cusp of making new rules to protect people who work in places like warehouses from dangerous heat. A last-minute shake-up leaves workers wondering if they'll be safe come summer.

As the dust settles from the early rounds of the NCAA Tournament, we bid farewell to the would-be Cinderellas who couldn't pull off the upset and take stock of your tattered bracket.

A new documentary looks at Freaknik, an annual spring break party in Atlanta during the 1980s and 90s which became a victim of its own success.

Ross Anderson has held the American speed skiing record since 2006, reaching 154 miles an hour. He's one of the few indigenous members of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Michael Lockshin, director of "The Master and Margarita," an immensely popular film in Russia but one that's also been attacked by pro-Kremlin bloggers.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Yale historian Timothy Snyder about what another 6-year presidential term for Russian leader Vladimir Putin might mean for Ukraine and the West.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with double bass player Christian McBride about his new album, recorded with fellow bassist Edgar Meyer. It's called "But Who's Gonna Play the Melody?"

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Oxford University scientist Alexandra Morton-Hayward about how some brains are preserved thousands of years after a person's death.