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Trombone star Fred Wesley, Jr. is best known for his work as a sideman with James Brown in the 1960s and 70s, but Wesley is also a legendary R&B, soul and funk veteran, whose musical career spans five decades. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Wesley about the twists and turns of a long and storied career, which he explores in an autobiography called Hit Me, Fred, and subtitled "Recollections of a Sideman."

The NFL confirmed the Browns quarterback is being suspended for violating the league's personal conduct policy following accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by two dozen women in Texas.

As the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi continues, restaurants are struggling to cope with the outages.

What if you could set up some panels in your backyard or hang them off your balcony and start making a dent in your power bill? Organizations are trying to bring "balcony solar" to the U.S.

The comedic actress was loved for her roles on The Dick Van Dyke Show and, later, The Mary Tyler Moore Show. To this day, however, it's her comedy that endures.

Laura Barnett wrote a novel about an aging singer-songwriter sizing up her life in 16 tracks. Then she approached musician Kathryn Williams, who created the book's original soundtrack.

Palliative care nurse Theresa Brown provides in-home, end-of-life care to patients. "It's incredible the love that people evoke" at the end of their lives, she says. Brown's new book is The Shift.

Lawsuits filed in Ferguson and Jennings, Mo., seek justice for impoverished people who are jailed, sometimes for weeks, for not being able to pay what they owe the cities.

Two contested primaries in Hampden County, Massachusetts Tuesday ended with voters picking the incumbents. But one race was a squeaker.

The Skate Mind Project is working to bring psychological first aid to the skatepark — promoting stronger relationships within skating culture, and emphasizing parks and shops as community centers.