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A trio of amazing young musicians, from ages nine to 18, give jaw-dropping performances that will bolster your faith in the future of great music making.

Iraqi's interim Vice President Ibrahim al-Jaafari is at the center of a growing struggle to lead the country's new government. While Jaafari is the chosen leader of the Shiite that won the most votes in Iraqi elections, interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi is vying to keep his post.

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner — one of Latin America's most recognizable political figures — is facing 6 years in prison and a lifetime ban from office after a major corruption conviction upheld.

The New Music Friday and Pop Culture Happy Hour host had a hard time narrowing his favorite albums of 2025 down to 10 — the year in music was good enough to fill a list two or three times longer.

Stanford University has set a new record for college fundraising: more than $1 billion in a single year. How did the school do it and what does it do with the money?

This week, country star Ella Langley and rapper Don Toliver hit career milestones on the pop charts.

The editorial director of WRTI in Philadelphia shares his favorite albums of the year, including a "thinking person's thrill ride" of a jazz guitar album.

The staff of NPR's Performance Toady offers its top ten CD picks for the music of Aaron Copland.

Washington, D.C., and its surrounding suburbs were spared the worst of the economic downturn. Federal spending and contracting remained strong, even during the darkest days of the recession. But with the government shutdown, is the region going to take a hit? That depends a lot on how long the shutdown lasts and whether you can make up the money after it ends.

Federal prosecutors will ask for a 33-year sentence for Enrique Tarrio, the last of the top Proud Boys leaders to be sent to prison for his role in the riot.