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In a New Orleans tradition dating back almost 35 years, soul singer Irma Thomas takes the stage at the Audubon Zoo to perform a special concert for fans on Mother's Day.

Teachers and students at an American university in Budapest founded by investor George Soros are bracing for the worst after the adoption of a new Hungarian law that could close the institution.

Citizens of Iran head to the polls this week to vote for president. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with The New York Times Tehran bureau chief Thomas Erdbrink about what's at stake.

Babies in Native American and Alaska Native families are at higher risk of sudden unexplained infant death, despite years of effort to reduce the toll. African-American families also face higher risk.

A high school in New Mexico is experimenting with light-shielding lounge chairs where frazzled students can rest. Research suggests it leads to calmer, less anxious teens who do better in school.

A man in Australia gave his girlfriend a necklace with an engagement ring hidden inside. After he proposed, she said "yes" and called him an "idiot" for not realizing she could have lost the ring.

"Critics can be so mean sometimes." The singer's latest single is a brooding, woozy ode to coming of age, with spare electronic beats and reflections on her place in the world

The NSA's losing control of the software behind the WannaCry cyberattack is like "the U.S. military having some of its Tomahawk missiles stolen," Microsoft President Brad Smith says.

Vladimir Putin played a game of hockey earlier this week. NPR's Scott Simon reimagines the Russian president's double hat trick performance.

Perry's new album will feature "Chained To The Rhythm" and the Migos collaboration "Bon Appétit."