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It's hip to be square this weekend at the annual National School Scrabble Competition in Providence, R.I., where middle schoolers are facing off. The team that makes the highest play using the letter Q wins a signed Shaquille O'Neal basketball jersey.

On his new album, The North Borders, the British composer and DJ uses samples from the outside world, like the sound of a truck's air brakes, to push the idea of what can create melody and rhythm.

The Cuckoo's Calling, a debut mystery supposedly by a former British military man, was in fact written by Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling, working under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The novel received positive reviews when it came out earlier this year.

Inside Wire: Colorado Prison Radio is the first statewide prison radio station. NPR's Michel Martin talks to one of the producers at the Limon Correctional Facility.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with music critic Ann Powers about NPR's interactive "Best Songs of 2023" online tool.

The CDC officially recommends the use of an additional COVID-19 shot for immunocompromised individuals who did not get much protection from the first doses.

Bashar Assad claims more than 80 countries are supporting extremists in his country. He says he would welcome a pause in the fighting, but would still attack groups like ISIS.

Spread mainly by rodents, Lassa is a perennial but small problem. Yet a current outbreak has claimed over 100 lives and is proving difficult to quash.

It's unusual for a sitting vice president to not be a part of the campaign conversation. One group is urging Biden to run and holding out hope he hears the call.

Cadillac isn't the first American team at the pinnacle of motorsport, but they're embracing that identity.