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Jordan, who died Aug. 11, was a teen when she first heard a Charlie Parker recording. Later she became part of the jazz scene in Detroit and New York City. Originally broadcast in 1981 and 1988.

President Trump has announced a new host of the Kennedy Center Honors: himself. NPR speaks with "Trump Revealed" co-author Marc Fisher about Trump's love of the limelight.

Ukrainians say peace can't be achieved in their war with Russia without Ukraine being involved. Yaroslav Hrytsak, a historian at Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, talks about what options Ukrainians think they have.

In 1968, Nathaniel Estes started his own plumbing business in Denver's Five Points neighborhood. As his company grew, he became a pillar of the local Black community. His son, Eddie Estes, and daughter, Cathy Lane, remember their now 94-year-old father, and what it was like growing up as the plumber's kids.

David M. Lubin's book Ready for My Close-Up: The Making of Sunset Boulevard and the Dark Side of the Hollywood Dream looks at how the film's poison-dipped love letter to Hollywood endures 75 years later.

A year ago, on Aug. 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Why are health experts so frustrated by the world's response?

Even many voters who support the president questioned the lengths his administration is going to to remove people from the country.

A group of religious leaders in Washington, D.C. is criticizing President Donald Trump's federal takeover of the District's police force, saying his rhetoric is dehumanizing and counterproductive.

The left-leaning media outfit has surged in Donald Trump's second term, appealing to progressives outraged by the president. Still, the online streaming world remains dominated by right-wing voices.

Bruce Morrow helped introduce The Beatles 60 years ago when the British band kicked off a new era in rock 'n' roll by headlining at Shea Stadium on Aug. 15, 1965, in New York City.