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The Amen break is a drum riff created some 50 years ago by a funk and soul band called The Winstons, and they've finally started getting some recognition.

NPR's Ari Shapiro asks Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, if there's reason to worry and whether the president's rhetoric toward North Korea is helpful in deterring a nuclear crisis.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Ambassador Joseph DeTrani about the trading of threats between North Korea and the U.S. He is a former Director of National Intelligence mission manager for North Korea and special envoy for six-party talks with North Korea. He has been holding regular informal talks with North Korean officials since he left government.

Congress is once again considering a federal ban on shark fins, used in soup. But scientists are divided about whether a ban is the best way to protect the creatures, which are imperiled worldwide.

While Spanish and Italian growers worry heat will dry out vines, in Germany, warming has made for better Rieslings. And one scientist says they couldn't be making red wine so good otherwise.

Christopher Scott served over a decade in prison, and there he developed a passion for soap operas. Now free, he still keeps his appointment with General Hospital.

Set during the early days of World War II, Darkest Hour chronicles the tense and tumultuous days following Winston Churchill's appointment as prime minister of England.

Award-winning Detroit native Morisseau authored a new musical that goes behind the scenes of the Motown quintet's signature smooth tunes, as told through the eyes of founding member, Otis Williams.

The agency's next acting chief has drawn praise as a capable administrator. But critics still say the transition from Scott Pruitt is a bit like "going from a train wreck to a house on fire."

The romantic comedy based on Kevin Kwan's 2013 novel has been saddled with cultural and commercial expectations. Critic Justin Chang was happy to find the film doesn't collapse under the weight.