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Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Extended Family (Tapestry), the CD of a quartet led by tenor saxophonist Fred Hess.

Recently, commentator and midwife Joan Combellick went to work -- and was surprised. She went in to the hospital to deliver the baby of a 15-year-old who had no support and seemed to have little interest in being a mother. "At Risk" was written in big letters next to her name on the delivery list. But the teenager rose to the occasion -- she had brought baby clothes, blankets and diapers and seemed more prepared for the birth and parenting than Joan had thought possible.

The author of 25th Hour. His book, about a former drug dealer in New York City out on the town on the eve of being sent to a penitentiary. It's the basis of the new Spike Lee film of the same name.

In Charlottesville, Va., the trial of far-right extremists associated with 2017's Unite the Right rally has begun. Experts say the deadly rally helped usher in an era of extremism and radicalization.

Tesla shares surged after Hertz announced a deal to buy Model 3s for rental at airports across the world. Analysts say it could boost sales of electric vehicles.

There's been an apparent coup in Sudan. The military has seized power, dissolved the government and arrested the prime minister. Two years ago, a revolution ousted longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir.

The Biden administration is lifting its ban on international travelers on Nov. 8. On Monday, it released some of the details of the new rules.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Lodriguez Murray, United Negro College Fund senior vice president, on recent protests over student housing at HBCUs and where President Biden's pledge to HBCUs stands.

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan tells lawmakers he doesn't believe the economy needs short-term stimulus. Congress, he says, should focus on actions that promote long-term growth. And he admonishes Congress to get deficits under control. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

The cost of college is increasing while financial aid is less available, a new study says. Sixteen states have hiked tuition and fees at public colleges and universities by more than 10 percent over the last year. Hear from NPR's Lynn Neary and Patrick Callan, president of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.