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As NPR's senior national correspondent, Linda Wertheimer travels the country and the globe for NPR News, bringing her unique insights and wealth of experience to bear on the day's top news stories.

The 21-year-old American star battled back over three sets to defeat the world's top-ranked player, Aryna Sabalenka. Gauff is the first American to win at Roland-Garros since Serena Williams in 2015.

Lara Downes is among the foremost American pianists of her generation, a trailblazer both on and off the stage, whose musical roadmap seeks inspiration from the legacies of history, family and collective memory. As a chart-topping recording artist, a powerfully charismatic performer, a curator and tastemaker, Downes is recognized as a cultural visionary on the national arts scene.

In this episode of 'Exposition', we talk with David Grier. The longtime bluegrass musician shares stories about his career, famous collaborations, and previews his upcoming performance at 'Tunes at Twilight', Friday, August 14th, at 6:30 p.m. at Ivers Square Gazebo.

On this episode of 'Exposition: An Arts + Culture Podcast', we speak with Andy Tanas, a southern rock and country musician, who's played in bands such as 'Black Oak Arkansas', 'Krokus', and 'The Rompers'. He's the musical guest for the 'Tunes at Twilight' show at Ivers Square Gazebo in Cape Girardeau, Friday, September 4th at 6:30 p.m.

More than 6,000 people were killed in over three days when a Sudanese paramilitary group unleashed "a wave of intense violence" in Sudan's Darfur region in late October, according to the UN.

It's an extraordinary show of discipline for a congressional committee, with a minimum of showboating, yielding hearings that resemble Dateline NBC or investigative podcasts.

The Caffe Concerto at Schnucks Cooking Demonstration for May 30, 2015 was titled "Charlottes - Dishes Fit for a Princess." As always, the demonstration…

Each year, the Tiny Desk Contest receives entries from all 50 states, thanks to help from NPR Member stations across the country. Here are some of the 2020 entries that Member stations love.

Puerto Rico, the nation's sixth-largest school district, is in crisis. It's both uniquely vulnerable to natural disasters and unusually ill-equipped to help children recover from them.