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Amy Sherald, who painted former First Lady Michelle Obama's portrait in 2018, has a major survey of her work opening this week at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.

The award-winning composer and lyricist William Finn died this week. He's best known for "Falsettos" and "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."

A new study shows that like humans, crows can recognize geometric regularity, making them the first nonhuman animal known to have this ability.

In Anchorage, enthusiasm has spread for a high school production of the musical Hadestown. It's led to an extended run, packed shows, and an invite to perform on the city's biggest stage.

In the late 1970s, the actor Jeff Bridges and a band of his old high school friends recorded a hazy mix of tunes. Nearly 50 years later, he has released them on his new album "Slow Magic: 1977-1978."

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Bryce Dallas Howard about her new documentary, Pets, and the love and responsibility of being a pet guardian.

Jasmine Guillory has written eight romance novels and is now featuring a Sapphic love story in her ninth. Guillory and fellow author Amy Spalding chat about fear, cheerleading, and support.

In a challenge to Syria's new government, an influential religious minority rejects calls to integrate its militias.

Two gun-rights groups are determining their next steps after the Michigan Court of Appeals rejected their argument that legislative committees violated the state’s open meetings law while considering firearm restrictions.

The judge gave Khalil until April 23 to request a stay of his deportation and said that if his attorneys miss the deadline, she will order him deported either to Syria or to Algeria