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We have three questions for Bridgers about bridges that have fallen over, collapsed or otherwise done a bad job of spanning things.

The Senate minority leader has made his decision on the article of impeachment, a source familiar with his decision tells NPR's Susan Davis.

National Guard troops provide security at the U.S. Capitol and around Washington, D.C., for the upcoming presidential inauguration amid threats by extremist supporters of President Trump.

The kidnapping of the 279 girls from their school last Friday is the latest in a string of similar incidents.

The iconic songwriter's cousin is especially moved by the final song he released.

At work every day, Agnes Boisvert attends to ICU patients "gasping for air" and dying from COVID-19. But communicating that harsh reality to her skeptical community has been a challenge.

Every successful big band leader featured brilliant soloists, but Duke Ellington spotlighted his men apart from the rest. Ellington specifically targeted his musicians' strengths and accentuated those attributes.

The dream of social justice resulted in one of the most creative periods in jazz history. Hear some of the musicians who wielded their instruments in the pursuit of social harmony and change.

Locomotives churning across America's vast open landscape provided plenty of fodder for jazz composers in the early 20th century. Railroads symbolized freedom, escape and opportunity for countless musicians, many of whom lived a vagabond lifestyle, always in pursuit of the next gig.

We spin some of the year's best new jazz recordings on this week's show. Bob talks with Josh Jackson, host of Live At the Village Vanguard, and the two play cuts from some of 2009's standout albums.