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When ESPN needed a play-by-play announcer for a nail-biting, pulse-pumping chess tournament, they turned to this week's guest, a reporter who has covered some of the world's strangest sporting events.

There have been five presidents who won the electoral vote but not the popular vote, including George W. Bush and Donald Trump.

The talented cohort of jazz artists perform a selection of songs that reflect on isolation, social upheaval and hope.

A letter signed by 34 people held on charges related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol complains of inhumane conditions behind bars, including mold, abusive guards, bad food and filthy laundry.

The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to formally annex four territories from Ukraine on Friday, following staged referendums that were condemned by the West.

Many of the innovations in today's popular Latin music are coming from younger musicians in rock, hip-hop and electronica. NPR's Felix Contreras discusses new releases from Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Novalima and CuCu Diamantes.

The band's new album, Renmin Park, was inspired by songwriter Michael Timmins' three-month stay in rural China. The record features an adventurous combination of the group's laid-back sound with traditional Chinese music, modern rock and Timmins' own field recordings.

The jazz vocalist is fond of the music that bookends the Great Depression, but the postwar American songbook of the 1950s finds a home with her, too. Her latest album, Inside This Heart of Mine, features songs from both eras, performed in Russell's intimate and contemporary style.

City officials said Sunday that as many as 150,000 city residents could be at risk of infection, days after New York state called monkeypox an "imminent threat to public health."

The White House's chief medical adviser said as in the early months of COVID-19, learning about transmission will help contain monkeypox.