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Florida plans to eradicate the giant African land snail, again. The recent discovery of a population of the invasive snail, which carries a disease-causing parasite, has one county under quarantine.

Boris Johnson has compared Hillary Clinton to a "sadistic nurse" and written poetry about Turkey's president having sex with a goat.

"Shaft" was released 50 years ago this week. The film heralded what came to be known as Blaxploitation cinema, a genre with a chequered legacy that also created inspired, Oscar-winning music.

Founding father John Adams wrote: The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. We explain why he was off by a couple of days.

Cuban music, African folklore, jazz, and hip-hop all collide on a new recording by Cuban percussionist Miguel "Anga" Diaz. Diaz, commonly referred to as simply Anga, has played congas in many projects, Cuban and otherwise. His new CD, Echu Mingua, marks his debut as a bandleader. Reviewer Banning Eyre says it's a landmark recording.

On The Classical Underground, Imani Winds seek to expand the boundaries of classical music. The wind quintet infuses its compositions with Latin American dance rhythms and black spirituals. Music critic Tom Manoff has a review.

Banning Eyre reviews new albums by two African hip-hop groups, Daara J and X Plastaz. Eyre says their music embodies ways that Africans are debating their cultural identity through music.

The 23-year-old is bringing her adopted country its first singles trophy at a major tournament.

Willie Nelson is 74; Ray Price is 81; and Merle Haggard is a mere 70. The three of them have collaborated on a new double-CD, Last of the Breed. But despite the many years that the trio share between them, the music is pretty fresh.

The Staples Singers used to perform at Civil Rights rallies, but never recorded those songs. Mavis Staples has finally put much of that music on her new album, We'll Never Turn Back.