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A new 2-CD set features a decades-old recording of Mingus and his quintet at Switzerland's Montreux Jazz Festival. Citic Kevin Whitehead says the album showcases one of Mingus' most explosive bands.

"All of us who are writers are doing something that actually matters," Hamid says. His novel, Exit West, follows a couple deciding whether to flee their homeland. Originally broadcast March 8, 2017.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Ambassador Robert Gallucci, chairman of the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins, about North Korea's invitation to President Trump to meet. He was chief negotiator during the North Korean nuclear crisis of 1994, and has been involved in informal talks with North Korean officials.

This Saturday evening, the nationally acclaimed, Chicago-based Surabhi Ensemble will be performing "The Andalusian Trail," an evening of music and dance…

Are opioids the best way to manage long-term pain? NPR's Ari Shapiro talked with Dr. Ajay Wasan, a pain specialist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, to find out.

Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-Conn.) speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his controversial characterization of the National Rifle Association.

Some of the concern about Florida's law allowing teachers to be armed is based on a 2014 study by Center for Policing Equity's Phillip Atiba Goff. Goff talks to NPR's Michel Martin about his research.

Hip replacements in hundreds of thousands of people began to fail after what seemed like successful surgery. In some cases, people's bones became so weak, just walking could make them snap. Why?

Dyslexia is the most common learning disability in this country. But it is widely misunderstood, and schools often do a poor job of helping students learn to read.

China's President Xi Jinping has consolidated power to levels not seen in decades. The country's rubber-stamp legislature approved the constitutional change with virtually no opposition.