The fourth annual Newark Restaurant Week will kick off today (October 25) and run through November 3. Over 10 days, the event ...

The tobacco industry has traditionally targeted Blacks and Hispanics with menthol and other flavored tobacco products. So ...

New York State is mandating smaller classes in its schools, but that may not benefit those most in need, especially in New ...

Inductees this year also included A Tribe Called Quest and Dave Matthews Band, and posthumous recognition for Jimmy Buffett, ...

Guitarist John Scofield picks 10 of his favorite tracks from his own catalog and shares the stories behind them as he ...

19-year-old Laura Nyro had already recorded her first album when she was considered as the new lead singer for Blood, Sweat & ...

The drummer/composer/bandleader talks about his upcoming concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrating the life and legacy of the renowned activist Bayard Rustin.

The Supreme Court said Monday it would weigh in on at least one version of what is derisively called “judge shopping.” That is the phenomenon of plaintiffs going to great lengths to file cases with ...

The Supreme Court has declined, for now, to hear the latest attack on the so-called administrative state. On Monday it left in place a 90-year old landmark decision that declared that presidents ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Tonya Mosley. If you've been watching the Apple TV+ series "Bad Monkey," you've heard some great covers of Tom Petty songs, like this one. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I WON'T BACK DOWN ...

The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar at the hands of the Israeli military in Gaza Wednesday has prompted celebration and concern alike in Israel and beyond. The killing of the man widely held ...