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NPR's Tom Huizenga reports on Buffalo Philharmonic music director Joann Falletta's rediscovery of American composer Frederick Shepherd Converse. Converse, born on this day in 1871, was best known for his orchestral tone poems written around the turn of the century. Falletta has brought his music back to life on a recent CD called Converse: The Mystic Trumpeter (Naxos 8.559116).

Ski areas are seeing record sales of season passes as people look for outdoor exercise this winter. Most are requiring masks, limiting lodge use, and making people put their boots on at their cars.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports on a growing Buddhist movement in a seemingly unlikely country -- Mexico. He visited a Buddhist monastery in the western state of Vera Cruz. It's resources are being stretched by the growing popularity of its teachings.

Gerry Hadden that the only school for guide dogs in Mexico is at risk of closing. The school has trained and donated nineteen guide dogs since it was created, but it is not getting the support it needs from the government and private organizations.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports on the School of Mexican Music in Mexico City, where young artists are keeping alive some of the country's native musical traditions.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports that people who live along Panama's border with Colombia are preparing for increased unrest as Colombian forces -- aided by the United States -- prepare for a renewed crackdown on drug traffickers.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports that Mexico's new President, Vicente Fox, has announced war on drug lords and the related problem of government corruption.

NPR's Gerry Hadden in Panama City reports on the fate of a Cuban-American, detained by Panamanian authorities amid charges he was plotting to assassinate Fidel Castro during a Latin American summit conference.

At a press conference this past weekend, Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot issued a stern warning to those gathering for social events in the city: “"We will…

A criminal complaint alleges that guards pepper-sprayed Othel Moore Jr., placed a mask over his face and left him in a position that caused him to suffocate.