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Philadelphia native Gene Demby was 4 years old when city police dropped a bomb on a house of black activists in his hometown. Thirty years later, he's still trying to make sense of it all.

A simple, wistful daydream of a piece that will make you wonder where this undervalued composer has been all your life.

“This should all get wrapped up we expect by the end of this week," said Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen. "And so boosters would become available next week.”

Several wildfires are burning in Northern California — again. Fire is now a regular part of our lives, and we need to address it with the nuance and complexity it deserves. But in order to do that, we need to rethink how we talk about and report on fire in the first place. Today, KQED … Continue reading Our Fire Conversation Needs to Change →

The latest single from Liam Kazar relishes in life's ephemeral wonders while acknowledging their impermanence.

President Bush makes a surprise visit to Baghdad to visit Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The president told the new leader and his Cabinet that the future of Iraq is in its citizens' hands, and that it's in the interest of the United States that the mission in Iraq succeeds.

Michele Norris says she's had enough of chatty dolls, singing globes and anything else with a talking microchip. All those annoying playthings make her wonder: Why are toys so loud?

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono meets with President Bush this week. As the two leaders discuss economic reform and human rights in Indonesia, efforts to rebuild areas devastated by a tsunami at the end of 2004 continue.

For 100 days in 1994, Rwanda experienced one of the worst genocides of the 20th century. More than 800,000 Tutsis were killed, primarily by their neighbors. NPR's Jason Beaubien.

The shortage comes as there has been a steady increase in rates of syphilis since 2000. Inventory can start depleting as early as this month, Pfizer said.