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Ann Powers and Stephen Thompson join hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton to look back at the highlights of 2017 in music, from the women's march on Washington to Kendrick Lamar's DAMN. and more.

Pop singer Ariana Grande made music history this week. She is the first act to nab the top-three spots on the Billboard Hot 100 since The Beatles in 1964.

COVID Outbreak Shuts Down California Assembly A coronavirus outbreak in the state Legislature has indefinitely delayed the Assembly’s return to work from a scheduled summer recess. Speaker Anthony Rendon’s office says five people who work there have tested positive for COVID-19. Reporter: Angela Corral, KQED Governor Says San Quentin Outbreak is a ‘Top Concern’ After … Continue reading COVID Outbreak Shuts Down California Assembly →

The idea of "green" roofs -- covering the tops of buildings with plants, trees and grasses -- is as ancient as Mesopotamia. Touted as a solution to pollution and other environmental problems, they're increasingly showing up around the country. NPR's Ketzel Levine reports.

The Harry Styles song has managed to stay No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 15 weeks. That's a feat topped by only three other songs in history.

The Grammy-winning rapper, who spent this summer topping the charts, previously performed at the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show. But this will be his first Super Bowl as the headliner.

With regular gasoline averaging $2.55 at the pumps, how can drivers maximize their fuel use? Robert Siegel talks with Warren Brown, automotive writer for The Washington Post.

Until a video of "Stand by Me" had gone viral on YouTube, Roger Ridley had sung and played guitar anonymously on the streets for years. A new collection, Playing for Change: Songs Around the World, is a cross-continental effort that connects disparate cultures with the universal language of music.

It's not the first stumble for state-owned KfW, which mistakenly sent hundreds of millions of dollars to Lehman Brothers on the day it went bankrupt.

Through Westinghouse, Toshiba had planned to build four nuclear power reactors — two each in Georgia and South Carolina.