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Bessie Smith could wrap the blues around anything. She was the voice of freedom and of dislocation, heard by black audiences on the vaudeville circuit and white ones at Manhattan parties.

Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison has died. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Morning Edition contributor Kwame Alexander about how she will be remembered.

NPR's newsroom is reducing some jobs as part of a restructuring move that is also adding positions in other areas, NPR's editorial chief announced Tuesday.

"We have uncovered evidence ... that the shooter was exploring violent ideologies," the FBI said. A list of organizations found on the gunman's digital media may have indicated potential targets.

Two deadly mass shootings have again sparked calls for more red flag laws, which temporarily remove guns from people who pose a threat to themselves or others. But do red flag laws work?

China's currency and the U.S. stock market stabilized Tuesday, after a dramatic drop the day before. Experts say the Trump administration was wrong to accuse China of currency manipulation.

Ohio's Republican governor is proposing new gun control laws in response to the deadly mass killings in Dayton. This would be a big change for the Ohio GOP if he gets his way.

America's birthrate continues to decline, and young people are having less sex, amid career pressures and a confusing online dating scene. The declining fertility rate raises alarms for the economy.

The Trump administration has imposed sweeping new sanctions on Venezuela, warning that anyone who deals with Nicolás Maduro's government could be punished too.

The 2nd Annual Crown Mountain Strongman Competition is on August 17th. Steve Fotion of Fotion's Clubhouse Gym joins Ed Troy to share details.A Weight Off…