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The rising young baritone, searching for diversity in the opera house, tries on his composer hat by putting a Black spin on Rossini's The Barber of Seville.

The spelling change is a feat for the Turkish government that has been pushing for countries to recognize its Turkish name.

An analysis from The Associated Press, based on data from the Drug Enforcement Agency, shows how sales of oxycodone and hydrocodone have ballooned over a decade.

The NPR Network is working on a series about the rising cost of living. We want to hear from you: What costs are going up, and how are you coping? How is it changing the way you live?

America loves chain restaurants. NPR reporters Alana Wise and Jaclyn Diaz explore why.

The campaigns crisscrossed Michigan and Wisconsin. Trump tried to woo Arab Americans and zeroed in on Friday's jobs data as Harris criticized the GOP nominee for violent comments about Liz Cheney.

Órale, this episode is about the verb, alivianar. It comes from the Spanish word, aliviar, which means to heal, de-stress, or lighten a burden. In Caló, it means to concede a favor or grace. You alivianar somebody when you give them something they ask for or you agree to back off and stop pressuring them or let them get ahead of you in line. It’s a matter of transaction, where you alivianar them by giving them the alivian they ask for, and you get points for heaven. Watchas? In that way, you alivianar yourself by alivianaring them with the alivian they ask for. Simón. A vato walks in all arranque and you say, alivianate, ese, and he says órale de aquellas, so you say, thanks for the alivian, vato.

Órale, for April, we’re going to talk about how a vato unexpectedly went on a national talk-show tour. Simón, the vato le puso out of the Southside to toriquear on the top TV shows in the country cuz they wanted to hear who fregados he was and what he had to say. So the next four episodes will be about his desmadres on TV.Pos then the featured Caló word in this first episode is vanquetear. It means to exalt oneself, as in exceed or vault over the ordinary. There’s no comparable term in Spanish or English. A close-homonym in Spanish is banqueta, which means sidewalk or walkable edge to a road—nothing close to exalt. In Romaní, there’s a near-synonym, barrequerar, which means to exaggerate. It could be vanquetear is a jumble of both words. Who knows. It could also be vanquetear is unique to Caló.

In paintings and comics, Alpine artist Chris Ruggia has captured West Texas wildlife with care, curiosity and whimsy for two decades. Now, he has a new book inspired by the return of black bears to the Big Bend region.

The 21-year-old American star battled back over three sets to defeat the world's top-ranked player, Aryna Sabalenka. Gauff is the first American to win at Roland-Garros since Serena Williams in 2015.