Pianist David Kadouch probes gay composers' hidden loves, through music
In his album Amours Interdites (Forbidden Love) French pianist David Kadouch explores music by gay composers who concealed their sexuality in societies that wouldn't otherwise accept them.
Pope Francis issued an apology for using a slur referring to gay men
Pope Francis is apologizing for a slur he used while referring to gay men during a meeting with Italian bishops earlier this month.
Biden will hold a rally to launch his campaign’s Black voter outreach effort
The Biden campaign wants to win North Carolina. Improving turnout among Black voters will be key.
Why are catalytic converters such an attractive target for thieves?
NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Benjamin Preston of Consumer Reports, about why catalytic converter thefts remain a nationwide problem.
Iran launches aggressive crackdown on women who defy strict Islamic dress code
Iran last month launched an aggressive new crackdown on women who defy the country’s strict Islamic dress code.
Examining the success of sanctions on Russia after it invaded Ukraine
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with David Wessel about the effectiveness of U.S. sanctions against Russia. Wessel is director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution.
Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie are unsung heroes of the civil rights
A new book by Larry Tye -- The Jazzmen -- traces how the popularity of musicians Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie affected the civil rights movement.
In Texas, Cooke County was especially hard hit by severe weather
As Texas deals with the aftermath of a series of deadly storms, NPR’s Steve Inskeep checks in with Cooke County Sheriff Ray Sappington.
Where is the Biden administration's red line when it comes Palestinian deaths in Gaza?
Did an Israeli airstrike on a refugee camp near Rafah cross a red line with the Biden administration? NPR’s Leila Fadel talks to Aaron David Miller of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Why China, and now Taiwan, are making their own chatbots using their own data
Taiwan aims to build its own ChatGPT-like model. Researchers say it is essential for national security -- highlighting how geopolitical competition over data and computing power is heating up.
Some of the oldest trees on Earth -- the giant sequoias -- are facing new challenges
Because of a change in the climate, giant sequoias have become more vulnerable to insects, disease and wildfire.
Hong Kong faces an important democracy test with the trial of the 'Hong Kong 47'
A court in Hong Kong is due to issue verdicts this week in the case of the “Hong Kong 47” -- the territory’s largest national security case yet.