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Drummer and educator Billy Hart, one of the NEA's 2022 Jazz Masters.

NEA Names Its 2022 Jazz Masters: Hart, Clarke, Wilson And Harrison

The NEA celebrates the 40th anniversary of its Jazz Masters Fellowship and inducts the class of 2022, including four jazz icons: Billy Hart, Stanley Clarke, Cassandra Wilson and Donald Harrison, Jr.

Halle Bailey's casting as Ariel in the live-action adaptation of <em>The Little Mermaid </em>is one of the few instances where the film demonstrates fresh thinking.

Is it see-worthy? The new 'Little Mermaid' is not that bad ... but also not that good

The live-action reboot has its charming moments, but like a lot of Disney remakes, this Little Mermaid feels like a dutiful cover rather than an inspired reimagining.

New festival in Portland honors York, an enslaved member of Lewis and Clark's team

Portland launches York Fest, an event to honor an enslaved Black man named York who entered what is now Oregon as part of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

New festival in Portland honors York, an enslaved member of Lewis and Clark's team

Portland launches York Fest, an event to honor an enslaved Black man named York who entered what is now Oregon as part of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Life Kit: Swimming skills

Do you know how to swim well enough to save your life? NPR's Life Kit lays out the five basic water safety and swimming skills that can help prevent drowning.

Charlize Theron attends a screening of <em>Bombshell</em> in early December. Theron, who also produced the film, says she wanted to portray the "nuance" of sexual harassment: "It's not black and white," she says.

Charlize Theron Portrays The 'Gray Area' Of Sexual Harassment In 'Bombshell'

Theron has direct experience with what she calls the "psychological damage" of sexual harassment. Her new film follows the women of Fox News who accused then-CEO Roger Ailes of inappropriate behavior.

At the main ambulance base in central Freetown, Sierra Leone, a government health worker disinfects ambulances with chlorine spray during the 2014 Ebola outbreak.

Chasing A Dream: An Ambulance Service That People Can Trust

As Sierra Leone's first national ambulance service revs up, there are a few bumps in the road.

News Brief: Saudi Arabia, Haiti, Genetically Modified Mosquitoes

House Democrats say Trump officials tried to rush transferring nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia. Protesters in Haiti demand the president resign. Mosquitoes modified to carry a powerful gene drive.

Morning news brief

China reacts to the first hearing of a high-profile U.S. House committee. Rescuers in Greece search for survivors of a deadly train crash. A winner is declared in Nigeria's presidential election.

Don't worry, this six-foot-tall tsetse fly didn't bite anyone. He was part of a performance to teach Malawians about preventing sleeping sickness.

A man dressed as a tsetse fly came to a soccer game. And he definitely had a goal

The disease known as sleeping sickness is on the decline but remains a concern in Africa. Now there's a theatrical event aimed at keeping the numbers down.

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