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World Photography Day is Aug. 19. To celebrate this day that recognizes the significance of pictures, NPR asked readers and listeners to share the story behind their favorite photos they have taken.

Once again, a summer wave of COVID-19 is spiking across the country and in Florida. Orange County reported the third-highest case totals in the state, according to the Department of Health.

Crockett grew up poor and got his start busking for tips. He's since played the Hollywood Bowl and been nominated for a Grammy. He talks music and plays songs from his new album, Dollar A Day.

Former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn says President Trump's crackdown in Washington, D.C., could tarnish police relationships in the city.

Engineers hope the new, autonomous lake monitoring technology they’re developing will help keep Central Florida lakes clean — starting with the home of a historic open-water swim.

The Old Fiddler's Convention draws thousands of bluegrass and old-time music fans to Galax, Va., where mostly amateur performers compete over six days for prize money.

She recorded a magical debut album on Blue Note and was later named a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts.

For four decades, an English professor at San Jose State University has run a fiction contest for a single opening sentence to "the worst of all possible novels." He has decided to retire the contest.

Desperate Palestinians are risking gunfire, looting or being crushed by moving trucks to get flour in northern Gaza.

The National Hurricane Center expects the storm to strengthen over the next several days and says it could become a hurricane by late Thursday.