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Michele Norris talks to Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) about the compromise amendment he hammered out with Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. Levin is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Cash has a new album on which she sings one of the most famous lines in country music: "The lights in the harbor don't shine for me." That's from the Hal David and Paul Hampton classic, "Sea of Heartbreak." Many artists have recorded this song in the past half-century, and Cash recently sat down with NPR's Steve Inskeep to discuss its history and significance.

The Brooklyn band gives traditional Jewish cantorial music a modern edge with a swinging horn section and rock beats. But the unlikely invitation to play a major music festival in Mali — a Muslim country — inspired the band to record a new album, The House of Friendly Ghosts, Vol. I.

In honor of Levine's 40th anniversary conducting the Metropolitan Opera, the Met has released two box sets of his live performances. Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz says the new releases prove what a vital figure Levine has been.

Pakistan hoped the Taliban's seizure of Afghanistan would secure its western border. Now, it is accusing the Taliban of allowing militants to conduct cross-border attacks.

In the first aspiring Hollywood blockbuster of the year, Firewall, Harrison Ford stars as a man whose identity theft leads to something more sinister than an overcharged credit card. Critic Kenneth Turan says the thriller's plot outlines and script are depressingly familiar.

The tiny Baltic state of Estonia relies on the U.S. and NATO to protect it from its giant neighbor Russia. But the country might not be able to count on that security under a Trump administration.

This weekend is Orthodox Easter, a holiday celebrated in Ukraine. Millions are fleeing the Russian invasion right now, but those seeking refuge in Bulgaria are marking the holiday.

The star of the new comedy Juno is an indie phenom, and the characters she plays can be strikingly different. To the Canadian-born, Buddhist-schooled actress, the difference is that they're simply real.

In 1927 Hollywood, a silent-film icon (Jean Dujardin) is about to face a challenge with the arrival of talkies — while a young extra (Berenice Bejo) stands on the verge of stardom. (Recommended)