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NCAA basketball fans often strive to rattle free throw shooters — but, for commentator Frank Deford, few efforts match Arizona State's Curtain of Distraction, which he sums up as: "shock and awful."

The U.S. military said Monday that it attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of eight people as scrutiny is intensifying in Congress.

You can rate your dinner, your hotel stay, your dentist, and your phone call with the cable company. NPR's Scott Simon wonders if all these requests for feedback have any actual impact.

For decades, Carlos Varela has doled out incisive criticism of the Cuban government. On our recent visit to Havana, he sang a song he says reflects the mood of the country at this historic moment.

On a new album, the classical stars revisit the concerto Williams composed specifically for Ma, as well as some of Williams' most affecting film scores.

The classical guitarist offers a mesmerizing East meets West collision, teaming up with a family of Indian musicians who play the sarod, a darker-toned cousin of the sitar.

Many colleges and universities saw student numbers plummet due to the pandemic. But community college enrollment is down more than any other higher-ed…

You've seen vax incentives. Football game tickets, cash prizes, free books — nah. How about $600-worth of meat to get you to get a shot?

Trethewey revisits her mother's murder in a new memoir. Kevin Whitehead reviews a newly unearthed album from drummer Art Blakey. Comic Mike Birbiglia and poet Jen Stein share parenting truths.

Sandler and writer/directors Josh and Benny Safdie discuss their manic thriller about a jewelry store owner. Critic David Bianculli says The Good Place was the best show on TV this year.