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In Spain, a baby was born in the village of Los Giles three weeks ago. It's the first child to be born there in 45 years. At last count, the village had about 60 residents.

Mexico is considering changes to its collaboration with the United States in the war on drugs. Steve Inskeep talks to Dana Priest of The Washington Post about her investigative piece examining Mexico's anti-drug war efforts.

Attorneys, visitors, employees and inmates have been reviewing jails on the website Yelp. They offer opinions on everything from cleanliness to guard uniforms to abuse and corruption.

Touted in the state-run media, "the Chinese dream" is Beijing's latest official slogan. The man who made the phrase famous says it means China becoming the world's No. 1 superpower. But as censors scrub unapproved versions of the concept from the Internet, people wonder: Just whose dream is it anyway?

Since 1973, the legendary female a capella group Sweet Honey in the Rock has created music deep in the tradition of the African-American community. After almost 35 years with the group, Ysaye Barnwell, whose voice occupied the bottom register of the group's harmony, plans to retire.

Sam Beam says he isn't "worried about people understanding exactly what's happening" in any given song. In this interview, he discusses the "exposed, vulnerable place" described in "Caught in the Briars," as well as the themes that run through Ghost on Ghost, Iron and Wine's new album.

State Sen. Aaron Bean's bare-bones Florida Health Choices Plus plan is no longer an alternative to Medicaid expansion in Florida. An amendment presented

Also: A letter from Kurt Vonnegut to JFK; F. Scott Fitzgerald's financial records; Michael Wolff calls for an end to The New York Times Book Review.

Pianist and composer John Beasley isn't exactly a household name. But he's now been tapped twice to direct many of them during the star-studded International Jazz Day concert. So is it difficult to play "jazz police" in an ancient church in Istanbul?

Cellist Janos Starker has died at 88, ending a life and career that saw him renowned for his skills as a soloist, his prodigious work with orchestras, and his commitment to teaching. Starker was born in Budapest in 1924; his path to international stardom included surviving a Nazi labor camp.