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Just after the snow melts but long before the last frost, hardy New Englanders take to moist meadows and muddy riverbanks in search of the fiddlehead fern. It looks like the scrolled top of a violin and tastes a little like asparagus.

Carol Jantsch, 21, soon will be the Philadelphia Orchestra's youngest member, and the first woman to be a principal tuba player in a top U.S. orchestra.

The panel investigating the January 6 attack shares findings in a televised primetime hearing. US seeks private funds for immigration issues. And a fraught Supreme Court readies high-profile rulings.

It was a big week in the world of former President Donald Trump's legal battles. Witnesses testified in the hush money trial and the Supreme Court heard arguments concerning Trump's immunity claims.

NY Times legal reporter Adam Liptak says the Court's liberal members have accused the conservative supermajority of engaging in politics and not applying established law to the questions before them.

News and Notes tech contributor Mario Armstrong talks about avoiding the "gizmo tipping point" where you might have more electronic devices than you really need.

The annual fundraising events for UTSA Libraries Special Collections will highlight the diverse flavors of la frontera and the Mexican borderlands.

Jose Manuel Romualdez, the Philippines' ambassador to the U.S., details how Manila handles the power struggle between Beijing and Washington.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with journalist Scott Shane, who traced the naming of the Underground Railroad back to the writings of the little-known 19th century abolitionist Thomas Smallwood.

In exchange for tax breaks, nonprofit hospitals provide assistance to poor patients. But some hospitals seize wages from poor patients with unpaid bills — even those who qualify for reduced-cost care.