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This week on “Homespun”, we heard music from some of the winners at the 30th Annual International Bluegrass Music awards held recently in Raleigh, NC. We…

A new documentary follows talented young pianists as they compete in the International Chopin Piano Competition in Poland. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with director, Jakub Piatek, about Pianoforte.

Nearly two dozen of the president's nominees await confirmation in the deeply divided Senate.

Host Elissa Nadworny speaks with NPR music journalist Stephen Thompson about new albums from Feist and Black Thought.

Also: American novelist Philip Roth dies; President Trump will travel to New York to discuss combating gangs; and thousands of unionized casino workers in Las Vegas authorize a potential strike.

Also: Vice President Mike Pence says the U.S. is ready to impose tough new North Korea sanctions; Germany may be closer to forming a coalition government; and Olympic workers fall ill with norovirus.

Also: A sharp earthquake jolts Montana; protesters gather in Hamburg, Germany, ahead of the G20 summit; and replicas of two of Christopher Columbus' ships are sailing up a New York river.

Also: Senators continue to work in secret on health care legislation; some victims from the London high-rise fire may never be identified; and a potential flaw is found in Georgia's election system.

Also: Attorney General Sessions criticizes Chicago for suing over immigration actions; South Africa's president faces a no-confidence vote; and the Japanese actor who portrayed Godzilla has died.

Also: President Trump will review U.S. military plans for Afghanistan; the U.N. blames the Saudi-led coalition for half of Yemen's child casualties; and Tropical Storm Harvey nears the Caribbean.