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From composers and conductors to instrumentalists, singers and critics, the classical music world said goodbye to many masterful musicians last year.

One of Britain's best-loved artists, J.M.W. Turner, has been brought to life on the big screen. A new film paints him as an occasionally boorish man who turns out incandescent work.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jeh Jeh Pruitt of local TV station WBRC Fox 6 about the NBA finals, and what Alabama and Auburn fans are talking about in the off-season.

Typhoon Haiyan was one of the strongest storms ever recorded at landfall when it struck the Philippines late last year. More than 6,000 people were killed and millions more were displaced, and authorities are still struggling with clearing away debris, rebuilding houses and counting the dead.

A flood of some 120 series, both new and returning, are coming to TV sets this summer. So, how to choose which ones to binge-watch by the pool? Our TV critic picks his four favorite new shows.

The drop on the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday was 1,175 points. Put another way, blue-chip stocks lost about 4.6 percent of their value in one day. Foreign markets followed Wall Street.

Monsoon floods won't stop these kids from going to school in Bangladesh — especially if the school comes to the student!

A suite of new research shows the country beating infectious diseases over the last two decades. But deaths from lifestyle-related diseases like cancer and diabetes are on the rise.

Race and admissions have been in headlines a lot lately, from the federal level on down. Here's a rundown of what is known and what is happening.

A new version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Cats" sets it in the queer, competitive ballroom scene - and it finally makes sense.