Gaby Moreno is making music on her terms
The L.A.-based artist will embark on a big tour of Europe. She'll be doing 28 shows in six weeks, covering 11 countries, including Germany, The Netherlands, Spain and Ireland.
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A new book explores the Cuban sandwich's history and its evolution in the U.S.
For years, Tampa and Miami have each claimed ownership over the Cuban Sandwich. Three researchers dug into historical data and arrived at a conclusion to settle the debate.
Ukrainian ballet dancer Oleksandr Shapoval is killed on the battlefield
The 48-year old Shapoval volunteered to fight after Russia invaded Ukraine. His unit was recently sent to one of "the hottest zones" in the country, according to The National Opera of Ukraine.
Nerf, Catan and bingo are among the new finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame
The 12 nominees for the collection at the Strong Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y., run the gamut from Breyer horses and Phase 10 to toys with centuries of history, like spinning tops and piñatas.
Struggling with its past, Germany's 1,000-year-old choir admits girls for the 1st time
Since its founding over 1,000 years ago, this Catholic music school and song group in Regensburg, Germany, has been boys only. Until now.
'Friday Night Lights' author tackles a historic WWII football match-up
Buzz Bissinger revisits a football game among Marines that took place on a Pacific island in 1945, while they were waiting to engage in the assault on Okinawa. His new book is The Mosquito Bowl.
Ken Burns connects the past and the present in 'The U.S. and the Holocaust'
Burns' new six-hour series brings World War II history to life — and reminds us that our life, right now, is indeed history in the making.
Latino legends helped pave the way in Hollywood, but the road is still rocky
Latinos have been part of Hollywood since the silent film era but are still underrepresented in front of and behind the camera.
Her sister was killed in the Birmingham church bombing. A new book tells their story
In a new memoir, Lisa McNair recounts growing up in Birmingham, Ala., after her sister Denise and three other Black girls were murdered in the 1963 Ku Klux Klan bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church.
Without hope for parole, prisoners with life sentences tell their own stories
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Calvin Duncan, creator of a new project that invites the public to sit face-to-face with people serving life without the possibility of parole.