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McLorin Salvant first studied classical voice, but turned to jazz because it offered her more range. "In jazz, I felt I could sing these deep, husky lows," she tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross.

Brain cells that track our location also can track time and distance, a study finds. This could explain how the brain uses place and time to organize memories throughout our lives.

Jeb Bush is betting a lot on New Hampshire, so he's spending three days on a bus tour of the state as he tries jumpstarting his campaign. Bush has been battling his protégé, Sen. Marco Rubio, in the campaign lately. Rubio has surpassed Bush in many polls and is starting his own campaign tour in New Hampshire this week.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with aviation and travel writer Christine Negroni about how countries are determining the cause of the wreckage.

California Faculty Association (CFA) members are giving authorization to strike if salary negotiations with the California State University (CSU) system…

A genetic engineering technique raises hopes for eliminating diseases, such as malaria. But it is also sparking fears of unintended consequences if delicately balanced ecosystems are disrupted.

Ray Lewis was leaving a Super Bowl party in 2000 when 2 men were stabbed to death. The murder charges against Lewis were dropped. David Greene talks to Lewis about his memoir, I Feel Like Going On.

President Obama's decision to send special operations ground forces into Syria is again prompting calls for specific authorization from Congress to wage war.

The money raised in Pueblo County will go to provide scholarships. Any local high school senior will be able to attend either of the county's public colleges.