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John Fogerty, the creative force behind the '60s rock group Creedence Clearwater Revival, has released his sixth solo album. It's his first CD of new material in seven years. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Fogerty about his life and music.

Five NBA players and several fans involved in last month's fight at the Detroit Pistons-Indiana Pacers game are charged by the prosecutor in suburban Detroit. Most are charged with misdemeanor assault and battery. One is charged with a felony. Jerome Vaughn of Detroit Public Radio reports.

Fables, fairy tales and novellas can do more than just entertain and delight. They also ease young people through some of life's challenges. NPR's Michele Norris asks three experts in children's literature to share their recommended reading lists.

As part of our occasional series What's in a Song from the Western Folklife Center, folklorist Archie Green presents a ballad called "Factory Girl" — a tune that's endured over generations.

Lily Tuck is one of the five National Book Awards finalists -- each of them women, each of them writing in New York City. Tuck led the life of a very obscure novelist until she was nominated for Letters from Paraguay. Tuck tells Martha Woodroof about her account of two lovers tangled in a mid-19th century war that wiped out 90 percent of Paraguay's male population.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Foreign Policy's national security reporter Jack Detsch about how the war in Ukraine may affect Russia's annual V-Day military parade.

Sales of vinyl are enjoying a huge resurgence. Long left behind in the audio landscape, music fans are flocking back to records during the pandemic.

A powerful congressional chairman announces he is dropping his opposition to the White House-backed intelligence reform bill. A vote on a legislative compromise could come Tuesday in the House of Representatives, even though another key chairman remains opposed. Hear NPR's David Welna.

Rescue crews pull four bodies out of the large mudslide in the coastal town of La Conchita, California. A Ventura County spokeswoman says crews have found nine people alive using specialized listening gear. From member station KCRW, Eric Roy reports.

Our series on popular college courses continues with a class at the Juilliard School that teaches young musicians and artists how to avoid one of their biggest fears: choking under pressure during a performance. NPR's Robert Smith reports.