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With faith and fate hanging in the balance, the most celebrated album of the year dares us to grapple with the politics of personal responsibility in America. But is anybody really listening?

The Senate majority leader wants to raise the age for tobacco sales to 21. An NPR review of once-secret documents shows how closely McConnell has worked with the industry over decades.

Our favorite songs from this strange period of re-emergence, the first six months of 2021.

This list tackles history in the making, celebrating women and non-binary musicians whose songs are redefining genres and attitudes and changing our sense of what popular music can be in this century.

NPR examines previously undisclosed financial records from Daystar Television. Those files raise issues as basic as the definition of "church" and as grand as the role of government in religion.

From virtuoso players and visionary composers to charismatic bandleaders and golden-eared producers, explore the musical voices who left us this year.

As the Donald Trump trials continue, the list of key witnesses are growing. From his former lawyer Michael Cohen in New York, to several more taking plea deals in Georgia.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Jeff Forster of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

The American Library Association meets in New Orleans, the first major convention in the city since Hurricane Katrina. Fewer than half the city's 13 library locations have reopened. But help is on the way. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund are donating a combined $17 million towards rebuilding libraries on the Gulf Coast.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Cary Blum and puzzlemaster, Will Shortz.