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Peter Brötzmann, photographer in Buffalo, N.Y., in 2010.

Peter Brötzmann, the heart — and lungs — of European free jazz, dead at 82

The indefatigable saxophonist who helped redefine jazz in the late 1960s died in his sleep Thursday.

U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Jamie Frederick speaks to reporters about the search for the Titan submersible on Wednesday in Boston, Mass.

The U.S. Navy heard the likely implosion of the missing Titan sub on Sunday

The Navy, which was part of the unified command hunting for the Titan submersible, said it had acoustic data "consistent with an implosion" on Sunday at the start of a five-day search.

Kelly Clarkson's 10th studio album explores the rollercoaster of emotions she felt with her ex-husband.

Kelly Clarkson wants you to know her new album isn't just a sad divorce record

On Chemistry, Clarkson's 10th studio album, she explores the rollercoaster of emotions she felt throughout her relationship with her ex-husband.

A U.S. law enforcement officer stands guard by a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border at El Paso, Texas.

The Supreme Court sides with the Biden administration in a fight over immigration

The case concerned the administration's effort to set guidelines for whom immigration authorities can target for arrest and deportation. Texas and Louisiana had sued to block the guidelines.

Broadway lyricist Sheldon Harnick at the Tony Awards in May 2016.

Broadway lyricist Sheldon Harnick, who wrote 'Fiddler on the Roof,' dies at 99

The Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist was one of the last masters of Broadway's Golden Age. His career extended over 60 years.

Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" takes a simple, Springsteenian plea for escape and uses it as a jumping-off point for a life's story. Sounds like a country song.

Tracy Chapman's 'Fast Car' is the country song we didn't know we had

In Luke Combs' unexpected cover of the Tracy Chapman classic, NPR's Stephen Thompson found hope for a world with fewer boundaries and binaries and roped-in genres.

NPR correspondent Geoff Brumfiel boards the NS Savannah, a nuclear passenger ship built in the late 1950s as part of a U.S. program to illustrate the positive uses of nuclear energy.

Step inside the world's only nuclear-powered passenger ship — built in 1959

The Nuclear Ship Savannah offers a snapshot of a nuclear future that never quite came to pass.

Oregon lawmakers agree to big changes in public defense, with big work left to be done

Oregon lawmakers agreed to overhaul the state’s criminal defense system, but their solution left many unanswered questions about how to solve the crisis of thousands of people accused of crimes with no lawyer.

Deaths at the Oregon Health & Science University’s primate center in Beaverton have included rhesus macaques and other animals. The Legislature has passed a bill with more accountability for the center to report deaths.

Lawmakers pass bill requiring more accountability from OHSU Primate Center

The Oregon National Primate Research Center would have to be more transparent about the nearly 5,000 primates in its care under a bill headed to Gov. Tina Kotek’s desk.

Forced and child marriage survivors arrive at a protest, organized to support a ban on child marriage, at the state Capitol in Sacramento on June 22, 2023.

Child brides: A campaign starts to ban underage marriages in California

You have to be 18 to get divorced in California, but there’s no minimum age to get married. Child marriage survivors protested at the state Capitol, but the Legislature likely won’t act until next year.

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