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Through a 40-year career that's reached from the Fillmore scene of late 1960s San Francisco to Nashville's top studios, Tracy Nelson has earned a reputation as a powerful singer with a stunning voice. Recently, Nelson's work on a new album was interrupted by a fire that badly damaged her home and her studio. But the music, like the artist herself, proved to be a survivor.

The British tournament becomes one of the first tennis events to suspend players from the two countries since Russia invaded Ukraine, and excludes several highly ranked players from competition.

The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan never refers explicitly to the U.S. experience in Iraq, but that conflict clearly underlies his grim analysis and some of the key counterinsurgency lessons he draws upon. The White House now faces a fundamental decision of whether to commit more forces or narrow its focus in Afghanistan.

Opinion has shifted over the years on the issue of gays serving openly in the military, with much of the public and top Pentagon officials now in favor. But political resistance to the idea remains potent. A Senate vote on Tuesday didn't change things.

President Obama promised to make overhauling immigration laws a top priority in his first year as president, but the odds that it will happen even in his second year seem long. Thousands of activists plan to converge on Washington, D.C., in hopes of prodding him to action.

British writer Nick Hornby's comic talents have been on display since the novel High Fidelity. Hornby talks about writing for the British and the American ear, and how music plays a role in his creative process.

This quirky concoction, which traces its decades-old roots to Fall River, Mass., took off when Chinese restaurants adapted their menus to appeal to European textile workers. And people still love it.

Afghans call it Bala Haizar, or simply "The Castle." Legend has it, the fortress towering above the village of Qalat was built 2,000 years ago by Alexander the Great during his push into India. Since then, nearly every passing or invading army has used it -- the British, the Russians, the Taliban and now the Americans.

The president concluded that Sally Yates had "betrayed the Department of Justice" by refusing to defend his executive order imposing a temporary ban on certain refugees and visa holders.

NPR's top programming executive, Anya Grundmann, will leave at the end of the year. She has overseen numerous hits for the network, including Tiny Desk.