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Temperatures tied or broke records in 27 cities on Saturday, peaking at 122 in Death Valley, Calif. The heat wave will move north and eastward this week, stopping at the Appalachian Mountains.

What is journalists' role when covering America's mass shooting crisis? It's a crucial question to answer, says an expert who studies the impact that news stories have on the public.

The student-led rallies push for gun violence prevention. Congress is facing pressure to act in the wake of several mass shootings.

The GOP-led legislature passed a map to dramatically redraw the state's two districts. But Republican Gov. Chris Sununu wanted both of the districts to remain competitive.

The First Nations rapper comes from "a place of understanding [that] at the end of the day everybody is human and we all have a lack of knowledge that we can expand on." His debut album is out today.

Deep City Records was founded in the 1960s by alumni of Florida A&M University's Incomparable Marching 100 Band. Known for highly aggressive performances, their sound formed the foundation of Deep City. Though the Miami-based label existed for only a few years, it had a lasting impact on rhythm 'n' blues via a series of singles that it released. Meredith Ochs has a review.

Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul, talks with Alex Chadwick about her performance on a Golden Globe-nominated song. Franklin is one of several artists who collaborated on "Never Gonna Break My Faith," featured in the film Bobby. It is now up for the Golden Globe's best original song award.

Conductor Marin Alsop recognizes the challenging aspects of Bela Bartok's music. But after presiding over a Bartok festival this spring, she came to a deeper understanding of the Hungarian composer's music, which she describes as a major influence on her own career.

Giordano has been obsessed with 1920s jazz since he first heard it on his grandparents' Victrola. His band the Nighthawks performs the music heard on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.

All over its darkly shimmering second album, the band showcases a remarkable ability to pull listeners' strings. Hundred Waters' members make music to burrow deep into, to obsess over.