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In her new book, Stacy Schiff evokes the world of Salem, Mass., and the bitter winter of 1692 when 19 people were hanged for witchcraft. Reviewer Maureen Corrigan calls The Witches a "haunting" tale.

During his decades-long career, oncologist Vincent DeVita helped develop the combination chemotherapy regimen that cures most cases of Hodgkin's lymphoma. His new book is The Death of Cancer.

The arrival of hundreds of thousands of migrants sparks calls in Germany and elsewhere to end the open border policy that exists among many European countries.

With 1.5 million deaths a year, tuberculosis has passed HIV/AIDS.

The Federal Reserve again decided against raising interest rates from their current level near zero, citing concerns about inflation and job growth.

For over 40 years, Donnie Fritts has been a musician, an actor and a songwriter. Music reviewer Meredith Ochs says his latest album, Oh My Goodness, contributes to an Americana legacy that continues to inspire.

Marking the 100th anniversary of An Alpine Symphony, take a guided tour through Strauss' evocative music with conductor Semyon Bychkov and author David Hurwitz as trail guides.

Michael Oreskes, senior vice president for News at NPR, and Graham Parker, general manager at WQXR in New York City, explain what has been uncovered and how their organizations have responded.

Stories that appeared on NPR's music website were found to include portions of others' work, according to a joint statement by NPR and member station WQXR, where the stories' writer was based.

These 10 stories originally appeared in the classical section of NPR.org's music site. They were removed because unattributed words or phrases in them matched those in previously published sources.