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The violinist made a big splash in 2005, when her recording of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons became one of the best-selling albums on iTunes. Since that time, her career has only grown.

SpaceX's Elon Musk said Thursday that the first orbital flight of his towering Starship could come soon. NASA plans to use the fully reusable Starship to land astronauts on the moon as early as 2025.

Companies embroiled in the opioid crisis are finalizing mega-settlements. They are expected to pay more than $30 billion to settle claims that they fueled the deadly addiction epidemic.

The families of the 346 people who died in two Boeing 737 Max plane crashes want a federal judge to rescind a deal with prosecutors that kept the airplane manufacturer from facing criminal charges.

Cloverfield, a new monster movie set in New York and filmed almost entirely on hand-held camcorders, is produced by J.J. Abrams, the man behind the hit TV show Lost.

Beth Broderick, who plays Aunt Zelda on the TV series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, has been in the business for 20 years and says wages for Hollywood's professional class have plummeted in the past decade. Now there is less work for actors, and it's much harder to make a living.

The announcement is a reversal for Trump, who initially initially praised the agreement with China as something Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney "should be doing."

The town of North Port, Fla., was hit hard by Hurricane Ian, and then days of river flooding. As the waters start to recede, residents are starting to dry out and take stock of the damage.

Barbie sales have slumped. But Monster High is doing great. That's another line of dolls from Mattel — imagine even skinnier Barbies that look like they've been designed by Tim Burton. And the Monster High dolls have been a success, spawning hordes of ghoulish imitators.

The Democratic-led measure failed, but forced lawmakers to go on the record about the scandal-plagued New York Republican.

After tumultuous and public legal battles, Kesha has released a new album full of the tensions of the recent years.

Lacrosse originated with Native Americans, who are still some of the finest players. The famed Iroquois Nationals have a new name this season. They consider "Iroquois" a slur.

The indefatigable saxophonist who helped redefine jazz in the late 1960s died in his sleep Thursday.

An American team is in Europe this week for a medieval combat competition. They dress up in period costumes and fight with dulled weapons.

The 21-year-old Armstrong, on cornet, was a protégé of New Orleans fellow cornetist and band leader King Joe Oliver. On April 5, 1923, they went into a Richmond, Ind., studio for a two-day session.

Climate change is opening up the Arctic to luxury cruises, including an Alaska-to-New York voyage. The vacation destination takes advantage of warming oceans but raises safety and ethical concerns.

The sense of community I've regained with the game of golf during the pandemic is more than I could've ever imagined.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist Brendan Porath about the surprise merger between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf.

In South Africa, as taps run dry in Johannesburg, Africa's richest city, a tone deaf remark by a senior politician there unleashes fury.

How did Americans respond to what they heard? We talk with local reporters across the country about what residents are telling them.