New York’s top education official says she supports the idea of a cost study that could lead to changes in how the state funds local schools.

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The witty and unpredictable band from Brooklyn is an in-house favorite of the Tiny Desk Contest judges. We knew it was ...

Before World War I, Edward Elgar’s music often sounded confident and grand.But the war changed him. Facing illness, the loss ...

A washed-up tennis pro gives lessons at a fancy hotel in the Canary Islands. But when he meets an elegant woman with an ...

This morning, during Morning Edition, WSHU erroneously stated that legislation was passed last night in the U.S. Senate averting a government shutdown. Instead, a deal was reached between the White ...

The crossover hits stacking Grammy nods this year have little in common with the culture that birthed them — but they're winning the chart game.

Turn of the 20th century composer Gustav Mahler’s Symphony #2 is about the beauty of life and the afterlife. Hear the final section from his sublime Resurrection Symphony for orchestra and vocalists ...

A Connecticut voter has joined a federal lawsuit against the Department of Justice to prevent it from accessing voters’ ...

With a government shutdown looming on Friday, the Senate must pass a funding bill that includes Homeland Security money.

The top two threats facing whales off Long Island's coast are boat strikes and fishing nets. That’s according to research by ...

The American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is premiering a musical based on the 2012 R.J. Palacio novel ...