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  • We wave the jazz flag with music transcribed from Louis Armstrong's Hot Fives and Sevens — quintet and septet recordings from the 1920s — and a new Grammy-winning arrangement of "Rhapsody in Blue."
  • In addition to putting millions of immigrants who illegally entered the United States on a path to citizenship, the bill includes measures that would punish employers who take advantage of immigrant workers, as well as provisions for border security. It remains to be seen how the immigration bill will be greeted in the House of Representatives.
  • Boise celebrates its sesquicentennial this month and we want to hear your stories about living in Idaho's capital city. Come share your stories at our…
  • At the Manchester Museum in England, a mystery has brought crowds through its doors. Locked behind a glass cabinet, an ancient Egyptian statute has been inexplicably spinning in place. Robert Siegel talks with Dr. Campbell Price, curator at the Manchester Museum, about one ancient statue inside the museum which seems to be spinning without any clear explanation.
  • The IRS inspector general now has a different account of what investigators knew about the ideologies of the groups that underwent extra scrutiny as they sought tax-exempt status.
  • This sweet sparkling wine has been a hit with people of color ever since it started being name-checked in rap songs. The popularity has winemakers eager to reach this new group of customers
  • The fight over abortion rights has heated up in Texas. A dramatic late night filibuster session derailed the passage of new abortion restrictions on Tuesday night. The next day, Gov. Rick Perry, an abortion rights opponent, called for a special legislative session to start July, 1, to reintroduce the legislation.
  • The interest rate on government-backed student loans is going to double on Monday. As a result, some 7 million students expected to take out new Stafford loans could be stuck with a much bigger bill.
  • Washington is still trying to determine how much damage has been done as a result of Edward Snowden's revelations about NSA surveillance. Snowden allegedly encrypted the files he took with him, but some officials fear Chinese or Russian intelligence services gained access to Snowden's computers.
  • Vegetables plucked from grocery store shelves can be made to respond to patterns of light and darkness, according to a report in the journal Current Biology. Janet Braam and colleagues found that cabbages change their levels of phytonutrients throughout a daily cycle.
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