Every great song is born in the soul of the artist” - Shawna Renee Music lover and cultural critic, Shawna Renee, introduces ...

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Each weekend on Jazz America host Russ Davis brings you the best in jazz, present and past. Each week Russ interviews a musician and features music from their latest recordings.

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A Friday report by the United Nations says Iran is using advanced technology, including drones, facial recognition and a citizen-reporting app to crack down on violations of its mandatory hijab ...

U.S. weather forecasters warned of the threat of tornados in multiple states this weekend following at least five twisters in the state of Missouri on Friday. Friday's storms left some 100,000 ...

NEW YORK — Wall Street's sell-off hit a new low Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump's escalating trade war dragged the S&P 500 more than 10% below its record, which was set just last ...

The state of Texas has the third-largest Asian American population in the United States, according to the U.S. census, and Chinese people, some whose families arrived more than 150 years ago, make ...

Armed gangs attacked the Carrefour Feuilles neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital, on Tuesday. According to VOA Creole's reporter on the ground, the attack lasted four hours, during ...

ISLAMABAD — Security sources said Wednesday a Pakistani military operation rescued 190 passengers and killed 30 terrorists, a day after an attack on a train in Pakistan’s restive southwestern ...

Bystanders pray at 2:46 p.m., March 11, 2025, in Tokyo, as Japan marked the 14th anniversary of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster that devastated the northeastern coast.

Jaha Dukureh, U.N. Women Goodwill Ambassador for Africa speaks at the U.N. Commemoration event of the International Women's Day at the U.N. General Assembly Hall, March 7, 2025 in New York.