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More than a decade ago, the Glenview Naval Air Station, near Chicago, was closed after nearly 60 years. But the town found a way to thrive -- and it serves as a model for communities that face base closures today.

The Emmys once were dominated by broadcast networks and then cable, with the rise of streaming services changing the balance of power and perhaps the awards themselves.

Two years ago, jazz guitarist Bill Frisell and drummer Matt Chamberlain spent a few days free-associating in the recording studio. Their extemporaneous jams were then sampled, cut up and mixed together to create an unusual album project called Floratone.

Watch the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir perform an extended piece derived from an ancient canon of repentance. Unfolding as a long prayer, the music is rich, multilayered and mesmerizing.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

In keeping with our commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive news organization, NHPR is making regular reports to the public on diversity in our journalism.

Gov. Chris Sununu gave his third State of the State address. Tax policy and tax cuts got plenty of attention in his speech. Plus, we review news from the State House this week.

NPR's Noah Adams, continuing his series on low-wage workers, reports from New Orleans on the Kid's Cafe at Saint Philip Church. Every Thursday evening about 70 youngsters and parents gather for a white tablecloth dinner. The community effort is supported by Second Harvesters Food Bank, with the help of students from nearby Dillard University, a historically black school. Campus Kitchen volunteers prepare food the night before, and the Dillard students take a mentoring role at the dinner, talking to the kids about their problems and encouraging them to plan for college and professional careers.

In 1951, 16-year-old Barbara Johns led students in a rural Virginia county on an historic walkout to protest overcrowding at their all-black school. The resulting court case became part of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling 50 years ago in which the Supreme Court declared segregation unconstitutional. NPR's Juan Williams has a two-part report on the legacy of events at Moton High School in Prince Edward County, Va. It's part of NPR's series on the 50th anniversary of the Brown ruling.

Robert Siegel talks with artists Alex Schweder and Ward Shelley about their collaborative piece, Stability And Other Tenuous Positions.