Ma Rainey was a musical pioneer. Her voice was once scratchy and hard to hear, but is now crystal clear on a new box set.

Tadej Pogacar has won the Tour de France. He's so good, some can't help but wonder if he's the greatest of all time.

Taiwan Travelogue is a novel exploring a journey through 1930s Taiwan under Japanese colonial rule. Today, it's prompting a fresh look at the island's complex history and identity.

Discover nature this week with ants in Missouri. You see them as they scurry about on driveways, lawns, and sidewalks -- or ...

August is just days away and it brings one of the most profitable shifts of the year to our region: Back-to-School Season.

Oil prices surpassed $100 a barrel last week. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Bob McNally, founder of the research firm Rapidan Energy Group, about how the Iran war is disrupting oil supplies.

Unable to return home, some Lebanese displaced by Israel's invasion of southern Lebanon are buying satellite images to see ...

Z youth across India, the movement has become perhaps the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 12 ...

What do World Cup champions crave after a win? Pizza from an Orange, N.J., bagel shop. BXJ made 46 pies for the Spanish team ...

As Nigeria grapples with a rapid rise in cancer cases, patients say they often feel as if they are on their own.

The U.S. and Canada are opening a bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, without celebration as wildfires and tariffs increase tensions.

The U.S. has undertaken a sustained missile and drone assault on Iran over the past two weeks. Emily Feng is NPR's Beijing correspondent.