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The band Algiers, made up of bassist Ryan Mahan, guitarist Lee Tesche and vocalist and guitarist Franklin James Fisher. (Courtesy Matador Records)

Debut Album From Algiers Called 'Revolutionary'

Algiers fuses gospel and punk music to confront racism, cultural assimilation and other issues specific to the American experience.

A view of Canton (Guangzhou), on the Pearl River in China, circa 1840. Canton was already a great trading port when the American ship Empress of China arrived in 1784 to fill up its hold with tea.

How A Taste For Chinese Tea Minted America's First Millionaires

China and its trade practices are often blamed for U.S. economic woes. But once upon a time, it was the tea trade with China that created American magnates — with some catastrophic consequences.

State governments are trying to help people save for retirement.

States To Workers: Let Us Help You Build Your Retirement Savings

About half of workers in the U.S. have no retirement plan on the job. State-run, IRA-type programs are increasingly popular, with at least 20 states introducing legislation to create these programs.

How Will The New Crop Of First-Time Voters Lean In 2016?

The "kids" who came of age during the Obama years are all grown up and are getting their first chance to vote for president. What issues are influencing this new batch of voters?

Unregulated Fantasy Sports Industry Rocked By Insider Trading Scandal

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with John Ourand of Sports Business Daily about the scandal in the multi-billion dollar industry of fantasy sports after two major companies were accused of insider trading.

Ovarian tissue containing hundreds of small resting eggs is prepared to be transplanted back after cancer treatment.

Freezing Ovaries Before Cancer Treatment May Preserve Fertility

One-third of women who froze ovarian tissue before undergoing cancer treatment and later had it transplanted back ended up having babies, according to a study of women in Denmark.

"I think that if anyone is living in a place where they don't feel safe, they're going to have tension, whether that's a community member or a member of law enforcement," Attorney General Loretta Lynch told NPR.

Attorney General Lynch: 'Out Of Tension Comes Opportunity'

When she visited Baltimore amid unrest, Lynch said, she heard the same thing from police and young people — that they love their city and want to make it better.

The debate about sustainable diets has focused on meat production, which requires lots of land and water to grow grain to feed livestock. It also contributes to methane emissions. But the Cabinet secretaries with final authority say the 2015 dietary guidelines won't include sustainability goals.

New Dietary Guidelines Will Not Include Sustainability Goal

A government-appointed panel wanted the federal government's 2015 nutrition advice to consider a food's environmental impact. But the Cabinet secretaries with final authority say it won't happen.

First Ladies (left to right) Susan Hutchinson, Ginger Beebe, Janet Huckabee, Betty Tucker, Gay White, and Barbara Pryor.

Arkansas First Ladies Reminisce About Inaugural Gowns In Search For Funds

Six of Arkansas’s First Ladies hosted supporters of the Old State House Museum’s Inaugural Gown exhibit Tuesday on the lawn of the Governor’s Mansion.…

Civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams speaks during the memorial service for the late civil rights leader Julian Bond, who succeeded her as leader of the NAACP, on Tuesday at the Lincoln Theater in Washington.

Civil Rights Luminaries Remember Julian Bond As A Dogged Advocate

Friends, family and colleagues recounted the human rights contributions of the late Julian Bond at a memorial service Tuesday for the former NAACP chairman. Bond died in August after a brief illness.

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