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Every year, the Tiny Desk Contest attracts thousands of unsigned musicians from across the country. Yosmel Montejo impressed the judges with "La Caliente," a song that reflects on life in Cuba.

A tornado and hailstorms hit east China's Jiangsu Province, killing at least 78 people. At least 500 people were injured — 200 critically — and search and rescue efforts are ongoing.

At least 132 people were evacuated from the facility as the blaze spread quickly to multiple buildings. The fire seems to have started in a unit for residents with memory problems.

Images show Pyotr Pavlensky standing before the doors to the Lubyanka, the Soviet-era prison and former KGB headquarters that now houses the main office of the FSB security service.

Echoing the British royal family's announcement, a Japanese zoo said its newborn macaque also would be called Charlotte, after the name got the most votes in an online poll. Complaints were made.

With tracks like "Southern Comfort Zone" and "Accidental Racist," the superstar's new album performs a balancing act of cultural examinations. But there are still enough twangy guitar solos and all-purpose love songs to engage country-music tradition.

On her first studio album, Ripely Pine, singer-songwriter Aly Spaltro transforms a batch of solo recordings into full-band arrangements that explore the juxtaposition between lyrical content and musical tone.

A Swiss foundation claims to have evidence of an earlier version. Skeptics say they need more proof.

The towering sequoias only grow on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada and are among the most ancient living things on Earth.

Moore, an accomplished trick artist, suffered a spectacular crash last week during the Winter X Games. The 25-year-old walked away from it, but then faced complications once he made it to the hospital.

The combination sink-toilet is actually an "old" innovation. NPR's Madhulika Sikka had one when she lived in Japan in the 1980s.

Matt Pottinger, President Trump's deputy national security adviser, criticized the Chinese government's treatment of doctors who went public with concerns about the coronavirus.

The Grammy-winning jazz drummer Antonio Sanchez returns with a stacked list of guest artists, including his legendary abuelo, for the second volume of his Bad Hombre project.

No, Olivia Newton-John doesn't work out to her own anthem about exercise. That would be weird.

Critics say that "slop" videos made with generative AI are often repetitive or useless. But they get millions of views — and platforms are grappling with what to do about them.

Jenny Jacoby is a spring 2025 intern for WLRN News.

Palm Beach County-based chef, Pushkar Marathe, joins WLRN's Carlos Frías. Marathe was recently nominated for a James Beard award for best chef in the South. His cuisine is rooted in the flavors of his homeland of India. It's also inspired by his travels from the Caribbean to Europe to the Middle East.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida is “where woke goes to die,” but what does that mean for professors — and students — on the receiving end of the governor’s policies?

On WLRN Sundial for Monday, August 10, 2020 we discuss South Florida's mask enforcement efforts, police transparency and the future of live performances.

What role should the U.S. play as protesters continue to defy the Cuban government? A new investigation of the Surfside tower tragedy and the design flaws in buildings that are decades old. Plus, a PSA campaign to save Biscayne Bay.