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The Last Shall Be First: The JCR Records Story, Vol. 1 is a collection of gospel music first recorded in 1970s Memphis and released for the first time after years spent tracking down master tapes.

There is a new collection of old gospel music first recorded by two small labels in Memphis back in the 1970's. It's called The Last Shall be First,and we take a look at how it came together.

Susan Higgins plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Europe is trying to battle a new COVID-19 spike with lockdowns. Although the short-term restrictions can be severe, people have free healthcare and income support from the region's governments.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Chris Colbert about his podcast, Say Their Name,which tells the stories of Black men killed by police that have not received national attention.

A TikTok user uploaded an original song about the main rat in the Disney film Ratatouille.The video became so popular that users wrote an entire musical around it.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Riz Ahmed about his new movie, Sound of Metal, in which he plays a punk-rock drummer who loses his hearing.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Katherina Rosqueta, director of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy, about donating to nonprofits as the country deals with a pandemic and a recession.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for progeria, a genetic disorder that causes children to age rapidly. Zokinvy is the first drug approved by the agency for the disorder.

Food banks get a lot of help from volunteers who make meals, distribute food to the needy and help keep things running smoothly. But in the coronavirus era, volunteers can be in short supply.

Scientists are trying to restore the range of loons. The iconic birds vanished from Massachusetts lakes decades ago. Loons from Maine are being moved back to those places, and the plan is working.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Superintendent Tom Moore of Great Falls Public Schools in Montana about the concerns of educators and parents as COVID-19 cases rise in his district.