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Influenced by jazz, the Kingston-born vocalist revolutionized the art of occupying a space with his words. "Before U-Roy, no one was toasting," Grammy winner Sean Paul tells NPR.

Researchers are trying to learn more about COVID-19 vaccines from original study participants. The quest is hampered because many people who first received a placebo shot are opting for the vaccine.

Namira Islam Anani and Omar Anani married a few months after their first date in 2019. When Namira fell ill with the coronavirus, a distanced dinner reminded her "how important our relationship was."

The singer shared a social media message with her fans this week, explaining it wasn't appropriate to erect a statue of her "given all that is going on in the world."

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe is vaccinating its community at rates faster than the rest of South Dakota. That mirrors a trend in Indian Country, which has been hard-hit by the coronavirus.

NPR's Noel King speaks with Austin city council member Natasha Harper-Madison about how the severe weather is affecting Texans.

Frances McDormand plays a widow who travels the U.S. taking on work wherever she can find it in a new film based on Jessica Bruder's 2017 book. Nomadland understands loss in a way that few movies do.

That's the question that researcher Inga Winkler of Columbia University asks. She shares advice on how to overcome feelings of shame and embarrassment about menstruation.

Believe it or not, there have been some things on the internet that AREN'T terrible. Sunita Mani and John Reynolds (Save Yourselves!) compete in a game about delightful "viral" internet moments.

Jeff Wright and Ben Warheit from Late Night with Seth Meyers compete in a music game where lyrics from the musical Hamilton are changed to be about things you might find depicted on American currency.