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As West Virginia celebrates its 150th birthday this week, the state's chief historian tells the story of how western Virginians created a secession within a secession.

Attorney General Eric Holder reportedly said language inserted by lawmakers to prevent the hire of additional Justice Department attorneys is "absurd."

Images show Pyotr Pavlensky standing before the doors to the Lubyanka, the Soviet-era prison and former KGB headquarters that now houses the main office of the FSB security service.

This paves the way for Thailand to hold elections in the coming months, but critics say that rather than promote democracy, the document only solidifies the power of the military.

The fast-rising rapper collapsed at Chicago's Midway Airport in the early hours of Sunday. The Cook County medical examiner confirmed his death to NPR.

Banks requested the song after The Mountain Goats released Beat The Champ, a wrestling-themed album, in 2015. Now, songwriter John Darnielle has delivered.

Roshunda Jones Koumba has taught musical theater to high school students in Houston, Texas, for nearly 20 years. She's receiving a Tony award for her years of dedication to the craft.

Hombre Lobo is the first studio album in five years by the act known as Eels. Frontman Mark Oliver Everett — better known to his fans as "E" — turns in what he calls "12 songs of desire."

There are several portraits of former governors who've gone to prison in the Illinois Capitol. NPR's Scott Simon believes Rod Blagojevich, who was impeached, should be among them — with a catch.

Michel Legrand was trained as a classical pianist and composer, but he will always be remembered for such pop hits as "The Windmills of Your Mind." Legrand died Saturday at 86.