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Say it isn't so! The group Clowns of America, International announced a decline in membership. NPR's Scott Simon talks to professional clown and award-winning Broadway lyricist Murray Horowitz.

Olympic skier Bogdana Matsotskas was scheduled to compete on Friday, but she withdrew after unrest in Ukraine took a violent turn. She hopes her absence from the slopes will draw attention home.

Colin Powell was hailed as a hero for a swift and speedy U.S. victory in the Gulf in 1991. But his reputation suffered from his flawed presentation in advance of the second Iraq war 12 years later.

Louis Freedberg reports on South African comic Pieter Dirk Uys, who has used his humor to help thousands of young people protect themselves against AIDS.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with sports reporter Howard Bryant about the players taking to the court at the 2021 U.S. Open.

A bipartisan pair of senators is reintroducing a bill to safeguard against abuse in the guardianship system.

Nashville has long been associated with country music. But a museum devoted to African-American music, which opened earlier this year, sets the record straight about the city's diversity

Jazz Night visits the St. John Will-I-Am Coltrane African Orthodox Church, an evolving house of worship that has incorporated John Coltrane's A Love Supreme album as their chief liturgical text.

Photographer Eric Lee interviewed Asian American teens to learn how they were handling a global health crisis that some blame on their communities.

The choices reflect the pope's belief that the church leadership should resemble the changing makeup of its members. New cardinals come from the Philippines, Burkina Faso, the Ivory Coast and Haiti.