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Albert Woodfox, an activist and author who spent more than 43 years in solitary confinement in a Louisiana prison, has died at the age of 75.

Comedian Sarah Silverman is known for delivering closely observed social commentary in a disarming, politically incorrect style. She tells stories about her childhood and her career in a new memoir, The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption and Pee.

Hailing from just outside Okemah — the birthplace of Woody Guthrie — Fullbright mixes folk, country and blues on his latest album, From the Ground Up.

America's Got Talent champ Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. is a crooner in the classic style, who has surprised and delighted audiences by being himself.

Until now, Finch has been primarily known for the backup singing she's done in the band The Mission Express. But rock critic Ken Tucker says Finch's new album, Cry Tomorrow, is a fully formed, mature piece of work.

Workers at animal shelters are preparing for more surrendered pets to arrive. A planned airlift will fly some of the pets to new homes across the country.

Some critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin have died over the years from murky circumstances, as NPR's Scott Simon points out following the death this week of a Russian oligarch.

Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz tries to stump NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and WAMU listener Jeff Zarkin of Burke, Va.

The government in Vietnam's capital Hanoi is bringing back archaic neighborhood loudspeakers to deliver information to the people. Few of them seem to want it.

On Harlem River Blues, the singer-songwriter puts the staples of American music in the context of his adopted home. He infuses country, blues, soul and folk with the highs and lows for which New York is known -- inspiration and desperation, energy and exhaustion, working too much and great temptation.