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In a photo taken last month, Venezuela's opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez holds a national flag as he greets supporters outside his home in Caracas, Venezuela, following his release from prison and being placed under house arrest after more than three years in military lockup.

Venezuela Agents Arrest Opposition Leaders In Midnight Raids

A day after a vote granting President Nicolas Maduro near-dictatorial powers, agents of Venezuela's intelligence agency seized two key opposition figures in Caracas.

Two audience members dance during Wilco's set at the 2017 Newport Folk Festival.

What We Saw At Newport Folk 2017

The Newport Folk Festival is not just a festival — it's an annualized community. Photographer Adam Kissick captured it.

Cali Rivera in his shop, JCR Percussion Inc.

Cali Rivera, Renowned Percussion Artisan of The Bronx, Dies at 79

For decades Cali Rivera and JCR Percussion produced Latin percussion instruments that are still are coveted.

Rep. James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin, who recently introduced a bill that he claims will simplify music licensing.

New Bill Calling For Transparency In Music Is Surprisingly Opaque

"It's basically a prophylactic for copyright infringement," says one lawyer who spoke to NPR.

Son Little's new album, <em>New Magic</em>, comes out Sept. 15.

Son Little Summons A Gospel Singer's Spirit In 'Demon To The Dark'

In the latest single from the Philly future-soul singer's forthcoming album New Magic, Little communes with the spirit of the early-20th-century gospel artist Washington Phillips.

Amanda Chaffin comforts son Kayden, 4, who has a genetic condition called spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA, and depends on a ventilator to breathe. Chaffin is worried about the high costs of Kayden's care.

Drug Puts A $750,000 'Price Tag On Life'

The high cost of Spinraza, a new and promising treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, highlights how the cost-benefit analysis insurers use to make drug coverage decisions plays out in human terms.

Netflix Documentary Series 'The Keepers' Sheds New Light On 50-Year-Old Murder

The series tells the story of the murder of Sister Cathy Cesnik, a Baltimore nun and Catholic school teacher who disappeared in November 1969.

Raheel Siddiqui (second from left), a Muslim Marine recruit who died in March 2016 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in South Carolina, stands with his father Masood (far right), mother Ghazala (far left) and sister Sidra (second from right). (Courtesy of the Siddiqui family)

Family Of Muslim Marine Recruit Speaks Out About His Death

The death of Raheel Siddiqui on March 18, 2016, focused a spotlight on alleged hazing in the U.S. Marine Corps.

This image provided by PCGS.com/Professional Coin Grading Service shows the front (left) and back of a 1783 plain obverse Nova Constellatio "quint" silver coin. Authorized by Congress, the coin had a value of 500 units in a proposed but later abandoned early American decimal monetary system that would have ranged from 5 to 1,000 units.

Is This The Very First U.S. Coin?

A collector who purchased a rare U.S. "quint" in 2013 says he has proof that it is the first coin ever minted in the United States, dating to 1783. And experts think he could be right.

3 Distinctive New Series Are Worth Checking Out This August

TV critic David Bianculli reviews Discovery's mini-series, Manhunt: Unabomber; IFC's sketch comedy series, Baroness von Sketch Show; and TBS' comedy anthology series, Guest Book.

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