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Jerome Powell was confirmed to a second term as Federal Reserve chairman. The Senate vote comes as the central bank faces intense pressure to bring down inflation.

Director Isaac Greggs is stepping down after nearly 40 years with the marching band at Southern University. The group's intricate, animated performances have thrilled crowds for decades.

Quincy Jones went from performing and arranging to producing. As a record executive, he churned out chart toppers. Always restless, he moved to producing films and TV shows in the 1960s and '70s. Through the '80s and '90s there were more hits: The Color Purple, Michael Jackson's blockbusters and humanitarian work in Africa. At 75, he's still keeping up a blistering pace.

For a musician, essential tremor disorder can be devastating. The disease affects fine motor coordination, causing hands to shake. But guitarist Richard Crandell has found a new way to continue composing and performing.

Born 100 years ago Saturday, clarinetist Benny Goodman made jazz a listening concern for folks who thought it was only for the clubs. He was not only an innovative musician, but a forward-thinking bandleader, the first to integrate black musicians on stage with a white band.

Students have been personally affected by mass shootings, including the 2012 attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School. A local student-turned-activist in Newton, Conn., sees the work as more urgent now.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with defense policy expert Andrew Exum about whether the U.S. and its allies will continue to endure the economic cost of supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression.

Black is being remembered for his commentary on a wide range of issues — from Thanksgiving turkeys to children's names to the Supreme Court — from the perspective of a Western farmer and rancher.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Salt Lake Tribune reporter and "Sent Away" podcast cohost Jessica Miller about lax regulation of Utah's youth treatment industry and the impact of recent reforms.

This wedding season is set to be very busy after two years of COVID-postponed celebrations. Many couples are cautiously optimistic that their fourth or fifth wedding date will be the real one.