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Two top Virginia lawmakers have admitted to wearing blackface in the 1980s. But blackface didn't stop then.

This week's two-hour mix from KCRW's Jason Bentley features new music from Tourist, Duke Dumont, Kelis, and much more.

Cynthia Erivo says being different had "something to do with" her role as Elphaba in 'Wicked: Part 1.'

A recently fired employee of Fiamma Inc. returned to his former workplace near Orlando, Fla., and fatally shot five people before killing himself, according to local law enforcement.

Everything from originalism to mutton-busting was fodder as the Supreme Court nominee took questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

Last year, a cajun dance hall in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, called La Poussiere, allegedly denied entry to an African-American patron. The federal Justice Deptartment has sued the club saying it violated the 1964 Civil Rights Act. We traveled to the region to investigate the case...and to talk about race relations with the whites and blacks who live there. This is part one of a piece that continues in the second half hour of the show.

There's a subtle but profound shift underway in how Americans resolve disputes over the environment. After years of fighting in court and in Congress, adversaries are starting to come together to hammer out consensus solutions. It's a trend many see as hopeful, but others question whether consensus-building really benefits the environment. NPR's David Baron has the first in a three-part series examining the pros and cons of negotiating environmental policy.

Sixteen-year-old Alia Stavrand Woolf says if she has to pay taxes like an adult on her wages, and can now be treated like an adult in court, she should be able to vote. Unlike many voting-age people, Alia cares deeply about many issues and has spent a great deal of time learning about the candidates, and she really wants to vote.

The Harris County medical examiner has named four of the five victims, including a Houston police officer, who were killed by the storm. Eight sets of remains await autopsy.

In crafting Sgt. Pepper's, producer George Martin, engineer Geoff Emerick and the Fab Four pushed the recording-studio technology of the late '60s to its limits.