In this episode of Momentos Musicales, host James Baker traces the history of the tango from the mid 19th century to Astor ...

What would you do if you caught a baseball during the MLB playoffs? Give it to a kid nearby or keep it? This very scenario ...

Ohio is a critical battleground in next month's midterms elections. NPR's Scott Simon traveled to the state's 9th Congressional District to hear from voters about their priorities.

In 1984, the president of American University of Beirut was shot to death on campus. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Kim Ghattas about her new book about the unsolved case, "The Best Kind of American." ...

British musician Essy Sparrow talks about writing her song, "Weddings and Funerals" after receiving a wedding invitation from a former friend.

Chip Thomas, a retired physician on the Navajo Reservation, is well known for his large photograhpic murals. Now, he's been recognized with a MacArthur "genius" grant.

Author John Berendt has updated his Esquire series. published in book from, "Class Act: A Gentleman's Guide to Dressing Well." He gives NPR's Scott Simon some pointers.

The first hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season strikes the Florida panhandle and brings drenching rain over the southeast.

Lois Lowry returns to a dystopian future for the first time in a decade with: "Building 903." The new book depicts a world without art, music, or books, serving as a direct response to, "The Giver." ...

The Saint-Exupery high school outside Paris is where the first protest took place last month about French education conditions. Students there tell NPR what they're hoping for and have achieved.

NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele talk about the MLB playoffs and the late Chicago Bears coach, Mike Ditka.

ICE agents shot a man from the Dominican Republic in his car this week in New York City, while the man's 5 year-old was in the backseat. A judge has blocked the federal government from deporting him.