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Many of McCarthy's Bakersfield, Calif., constituents like him, but he's riled some Latinos over immigration and been criticized by conservatives for compromising.

People with uncertain prognoses or dementia can't end their lives under California's new medical aid in dying law. Proponents say those limits reflect the uncertainties of death, and of politics.

Listen to NPR Music's Ann Powers host a "Songs We Love" panel at Nashville's Americana Fest, where three of Americana's finest songwriters discussed and performed their favorite songs

Blowing in from Chicago, a collaboration between two groups who've become staples on the city's underground improvisation scene.

This week, a big fall movie update from Toronto, plus our annual futile effort to predict the future of fall shows.

What does diacetyl look like? And what's it doing in our food? A new book seeks to demystify 75 common food additives with striking photos of these ingredients and details on their uses and history.

The proposal includes a nationwide cap-and-trade system beginning in 2017. China and the United States are the No. 1 and No. 2 emitters of heat-trapping carbon pollution.

The German automaker has been rocked by a scandal following its acknowledgment that it rigged diesel emissions tests on some 11 million vehicles worldwide.

The name was chosen by first lady Michelle Obama and China's first lady, Madame Peng Liyuan. It was unveiled at a ceremony at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

The bassist joins Michael Feinstein for a duet of the Gershwin-inspired "Problem" — and tells the story of an inflight encounter with one of the 20th century's most famous musicians.