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The celebrated soprano died suddenly a year ago, leaving her fans, including one NPR producer, in grief, but with many fond memories.

A coalition of civil rights and criminal justice reform groups said a White House proposal for restricting synthetic drugs related to fentanyl will not curb the overdose epidemic.

Migrants from Hong Kong are looking to escape Beijing's grip for the safety of Great Britain, which ruled Hong Kong until the handover to China in 1997. The U.K. has set up a generous visa program.

Insecure portrays Black joy and pain and struggle without the typical storytelling cliches. The final season of Issa Rae's show works as well as ever.

When Hurricane Ida came ashore on Sunday in Louisiana, the storm hit an important hub for the offshore oil and gas industry, which will likely drive up the price of gas at the pump.

Photographer Stephen Wilkes walks us through his process and insights into creating a photo that demonstrates the devastating loss of life from COVID-19, but sends a message of hope as well.

If you're part of a same-sex couple, you'll be hard pressed to find a Valentine's Day card that fits your relationship. That problem led a small California company to start making cards for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender couples — and their family and friends.

Michele Norris talks with Washington Post writer Paul Farhi about plans to create a new cable television channel aimed at African-Americans. Radio One and Comcast are teaming up to develop the channel to compete with Black Entertainment Television.

From Chicago Public Radio, Jody Becker reports on concerns of some African-American parents in Evanston, Il., that busing their children to integrate the district's schools hasn't worked. They want a new school built right in their neighborhood, even though it would upset the racial balance in the rest of the city's schools.

Kern and Hammerstein's show is not just a serious opera or musical comedy, but a marriage of both.