It's a day to think about all the upcoming appointments and commitments you're dreading — and then decline some of them.

If pianist Monty Alexander’s life weren’t a true story, some Hollywood screenwriter would have had to make it up. Born in Jamaica on D-Day, 1944, Alexander was already playing on early ska recordings ...

Rodrigo y Gabriela are a talented, GRAMMY Award-winning duo that has been touring and recording together for over 20 years. Their teamwork and wizardry on their guitars accord them cult hero status.

FELA! The Concert is coming to Newark Symphony Hall on Thursday, October 22 as part of its historic Centennial celebration. FELA! The Concert explores the world of Nigerian, Afrobeat legend Fela ...

Voters across much of the South are casting ballots ahead of next month's midterm elections in congressional districts that were redrawn following calls from President Trump. He said it would help the ...

Mortgage rates topping 7% is the latest sign of how hard it has gotten to buy a first house, with aspiring owners already facing sky-high prices. A new analysis out Thursday shines a light on yet ...

Driving around his farm in a four-wheeler, Scott Birker warned that his cattle were in a bad mood. "They're a little grumpy with me right now," he said. When asked why, he said matter-of-factly: "We ...

The Department of Justice this week began notifying the counties it wants to monitor on Election Day, NPR has learned. Counties in Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, Texas and Washington have received ...

Written and performed by award-winning actress Kathryn Grody, the show follows the actress as she contemplates what it means to enter elderhood, and grapples with the changes—both good and bad—that ...

PARIS — Fresh curfews were being imposed across the city centers of Paris and Lyon on Tuesday after the first quiet night since France's most destructive rioting in years, as Prime Minister Sébastien ...

The Department of Justice is demanding California take the unprecedented step of segregating ballots associated with 20,000 people the department says are "likely" noncitizens. But an initial review ...

This past weekend, BRIC Jazz Fest presented its 12th annual event, two days of headliners and up-and-coming artists working at the nexus of jazz, pop, R&B, hip-hop and more. WBGO was proud to be the ...