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People are leaving their jobs in search of more money, more flexibility and more happiness. A record 4 million workers quit just in April.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ronald Wright, a criminal justice expert and law professor at Wake Forest University, about why so many cities across the U.S. are experiencing a surge in violent crime.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava about the partial building collapse in Surfside, and her meeting with the president about the increase in violent crimes.

Beethoven was not especially interested in food, sometimes skipping meals altogether when working on a piece. He didn’t know much about cooking, though there is one recorded instance of him donning an apron and preparing a meal for some friends. One of his biographers reports that it was a complete disaster.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the pandemic presented a historic threat.

The 2021 Tiny Desk Contest closed on June 7; now, our judges are looking for a winner. Our favorite entries this week include songs for daydreaming about crushes and nursing old heartaches.

The mayoral race in New York City has gotten national attention, but now a race in upstate New York is making waves.

Last winter, knowing his time on earth was growing short, the bassist, who died May 15, resolved to cap 40 years of making his own records with a final statement: two albums, by two quartets.

Illinois Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth is introducing a package of bills to protect military servicemembers and veterans who don't have citizenship.

The price tag comes in at roughly $1 trillion, with $550 billion in new spending over five years. The funding goes toward roads and bridges as well as broadband and electric vehicles.