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Nigerian superstar Fela Kuti performs at Orchestra Hall in Detroit, Michigan, in 1986. In the past year, the late musician has received two historic honors: the first African artist to receive a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and to be named for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

He's the first African musician to get a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

The late, great Fela Kuti is known as the "Black President" for his role as both a musical and a political leader. Now he has become the first African artist to get this Grammy honor.

Up First briefing: U.S. strikes Houthis; Israel defends against genocide charges

The U.S. and U.K. strike Houthi targets in Yemen. Israel presents its defense to genocide charges in the International Court of Justice in the Hague.

She used to run U.S. AIDS relief — now, foreign aid has changed

NPR's Juana Summers speaks to Dr. Deborah Birx about PEPFAR and the global fight to end HIV/AIDS.

The remains of Catoctin Furnace in Maryland as seen in 2020. Researchers have now analyzed the DNA of enslaved and free Black workers there, connecting them to nearly 42,000 living relatives.

A landmark study opens a new possible way for Black Americans to trace their ancestry

Researchers have compared the DNA of 27 Black people who lived at the Catoctin furnace between 1774 and 1850, finding a link between these enslaved Americans and nearly 42,000 living relatives.

Bangladesh has been effective at fighting malaria. Can it eliminate the disease?

Bangladesh has slashed its malaria numbers dramatically. But the parasite that causes the disease has a history of fighting back — and it seems it's doing so once again.

Sophia Mulei, a laboratory technologist, works with a control sample inside the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Laboratory at Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe, Uganda. The lab is one of the primary centers for the testing of Ebola samples.

Ebola testing has improved in DRC but still isn't nearly enough

The DRC has improved testing capacity for Ebola with two facilities operating in or near the epicenter. But this still may not be enough to keep up with a rapidly expanding disease.

Michel Martin speaks to author of new book on Elon Musk

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Quinn Slobodian, the co-author of the new book, "Muskism: A Guide to the Perplexed."

Mike Trucano (left) and his family pose in front of the stadium hosting the final for the 2019 Women's World Cup in Lyon, France.

'Absolute madness': Soccer fans are outraged over ticket prices for U.S. World Cup

Many soccer fans were excited that the men's World Cup would be coming to the U.S. next year — until they discovered how much FIFA is charging for tickets.

A health worker takes a woman's temperature as part of Ebola screening efforts in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. As part of the effort to quash the outbreak, the first patients have been enrolled in a clinical trial to test two drugs against the Bundibugyo strain of the virus that is spreading there. In addition, researchers plan to study whether another drug could protect people exposed to the virus.

There's no treatment designed for the Ebola strain ravaging DRC. But now there's hope

The strain of the virus that's responsible for the current outbreak has no specific treatments or preventive measures. Three new clinical trials could provide possible breakthroughs.

Russia expert Hanna Notte talks about her new book, 'We Shall Outlast Them'

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Russia expert Hanna Notte about her new book "We Shall Outlast Them," in which she details how President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is also a war on the West.

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