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Lanny Cordola is a guitarist who ran a school in Kabul designed to teach music to children in war-torn areas. He's now trying to get his students out of Afghanistan.

But the justice was philosophical about the outcome: "I wrote a dissent — and that's the way it works," he said. The decision was part of what court watchers call the "shadow docket."

Rome's Colosseum, the London Eye and the Empire State Building and other iconic buildings were lit up in purple on Thursday, to highlight visibility and equal treatment for people with disabilities.

Jason Reynolds is an award-winning author and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. This hour, Jason speaks with Manoush about reaching kids through stories that let them feel understood.

What do you get when you put a Lego robotics kit, basic tools and a creative mind together? A Braille printer. Shubham Banerjee, 12, talks to NPR's Scott Simon about his project to help the blind.

Autumn Erhard, a sales representative in Orange County, Calif., landed her big break on her favorite game show, Wheel of Fortune. At 30, she became the second person to win $1 million.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to writer Raquel Willis about Kendrick Lamar's song "Auntie Diaries" which has divided trans people with its story of how he came to accept his relatives' gender identities.

The 48-year-old Scotswoman became an overnight star after her April 2009 performance on Britain's Got Talent, singing a chestnut of a ballad from Les Miserables. With five million copies of her first album sold since Nov. 23, critic Ken Tucker says, it's clear she's delivered what her fans wanted.

Anne Brown, who would have been 110 years old this month, was the first Black vocalist ever accepted at Juilliard.

The folk duo discusses Grey's Anatomy, their relationship and what's next.