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NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Ayana Contreras of Denver public radio stations KUVO Jazz and The Drop to discuss today's top new releases.

Working-class youths invented the steel drum in the 1930s by banging dents in the tops of discarded oil drums to create notes. Today, steelpan is Trinidad's de facto national instrument.

Voters may not have foreign policy at the top of their list of concerns, but it is a major part of a U.S. president's role.

American scientists have long worked abroad, but recruitment efforts are increasing due to cuts by the Trump administration.

To explore what lessons can be drawn from past negotiations with North Korea, NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Robert Gallucci, the top U.S. negotiator on North Korea during the Clinton administration.

President-elect Trump has named Pam Bondi, formerly Florida's top prosecutor, as his new nominee for attorney general. The selection comes after former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew.

Top U.S. officials are in Germany for the annual Munich Security Conference, where the war in Ukraine is a major topic of discussion.

President Biden is laying out new measures to restrict the number of migrants able to cross the southern border — one of the top political issues for his campaign.

China is removing its foreign minister, Qin Gang, after a short, months-long tenure. It is reappointing Wang Yi, his predecessor and China's current top diplomat, to the role.

The Trump administration is targeting top climate and weather labs for cuts. Insiders worry about the impact on research and NOAA's ability to forecast severe weather like hurricanes and tornadoes.