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Bobby McFerrin, Roscoe Mitchell, Reggie Workman, Dorthaan Kirk

Meet The NEA's 2020 Jazz Masters: McFerrin, Mitchell, Workman And Kirk

The four recipients of America's highest jazz honor will be celebrated at a concert in San Francisco next spring.

Harmony Rust-Bodke holds a urn containing the ashes of her brother Ryan Rust. He was found dead in a solitary prison cell at Alabama's Holman prison with a belt around his neck. The U.S. Department of Justice has put the state of Alabama on notice to fix dangerous and deadly prison conditions or face a lawsuit that could result in a federal takeover of the prison system.

Alabama Faces Deadline To Address Dangerous And Deadly Prison Conditions

Critics say a plan to build new prisons won't solve the entrenched, underlying issues in the state prison system that have been found to be unconstitutional.

A passenger vessel traveling down the Yangtze River stops at a dock in downtown Chongqing, China.

'The Economy Is Slipping': China's Slowdown Hits Former Boomtown

Car production is shrinking in China's Chongqing, and auto workers struggle to transition.

Tennessee Republican Glen Casada says he will resign as state House speaker after exchanging inappropriate and offensive text conversations with a former aide.

Republican Tennessee House Speaker To Resign After Lewd And Sexist Texts

Glen Casada announced that he will resign his state House speakership after inappropriate and offensive texts leaked weeks ago. He has served in the Legislature for nearly 20 years.

Floods That Hit The Midwest In March Continue To Affect The Farm Economy

Midwest Farmers are still cleaning up from record floods in March. The work may delay or even prevent planting for some, which will have ripple effects throughout the U.S. agriculture sector.

A U.S. Postal Service truck backs into a dock at the U.S. Post Office sort center on August 12, 2011 in San Francisco, California. The USPS has partnered with TuSimple to launch a multistate driverless semitruck test program on Tuesday. It doesn't involve home deliveries.

U.S. Postal Service Tests Self-Driving Trucks

The two-week pilot program will put five autonomous semitrucks on the road, making the journey between Phoenix and Dallas.

New York Assembly Passes Bill Closing 'Double Jeopardy' Loophole As Rebuke To Trump

Top Democrats in the state are framing the change as a way to stand up to President Trump and allow for state prosecutions of those he pardons for federal crimes.

Doctors In Poland Prepared To Deliver 5 Babies And Then A 6th Arrived

When the expectant mom arrived at the hospital in Krakow, physicians were prepared to deliver quintuplets. Surprise! There was a sixth baby that no one was expecting.

Jeremy Dutcher: Tiny Desk Concert

There is no one making music like this 27-year-old, classically trained opera tenor and pianist. Watch and see why.

Hear Richard Thompson's Stunning Score For A New WWII Documentary

The film by Erik Nelson honors World War II fighter pilots and is called The Cold Blue. It's being released this Friday, along with Thompson's score, in time for the Memorial Day Weekend.

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