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There was never any doubt that Argentine vocalist Natalia Clavier could sing, but she spent the beginning of her career as a guest vocalist. Now, her name takes top billing on her new album, Lumen. Hear her perform songs from the record live in the World Cafe studios.

On a summer night in Phoenix, city dwellers can watch a line of head lamps inch up Piestewa Peak. The mountain rises sharply more than 1,200 feet above the neighborhoods of Central Phoenix. It's the most popular outdoor trek in the city. But in July and August the sun turns deadly there and hikers wait until it's safely below the horizon to begin their ascent. At the top, the view unfolds like magic every time — a desert city of four million people that glows red, white and orange.

University of Missouri alumnus Mark McAndrew is donating $2.4 million to the oncology program at University Hospital. The money will help establish the…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The state is suing 13 St. Louis County municipal courts over what it calls fiscal failures.The state says the cities of Beverly Hills,…

Millennials' top source for political news is Facebook, according to a recent study. Now, other social networks are trying to get on board.

NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports on the most widely used school-based drug education program in the nation, Drug Abuse Resistance Education, known as DARE. DARE is a "just say no" curriculum taught in middle schools by police officers. Critics of the program say the DARE approach is too limited to be effective, especially with children who are likely to use drugs. Research released Monday by the US Department of Education confirms the program does not change kids' attitudes and behavior in the long term. But DARE is popular with schools and with Clinton's top drug advisors, who say it should continue to receive federal suppport.

Five must-hear songs, including a Belgian artist with more than 180 million YouTube views, a wry outsider's take on "sweet France" and an earworm from American Top 40 rooted in the Balkans.

The Winter Olympics promise plenty of high adrenaline, fierce competition, historic firsts and emotional moments over 2 1/2 weeks. Here are some of the names and narratives to keep an eye on.

The Canary Islands depend on tourists. But lacking international visitors because of the pandemic, some hotels have been hosting new guests — migrants and refugees from Africa.

Skateboarding, which started as a counter-culture movement, will now be brought to a global stage.