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Grace Slick's stop-you-dead-in-your-tracks voice helped make Jefferson Airplane's <em>Surrealistic Pillow</em> so iconic.

Shocking Omissions: Jefferson Airplane's Mind-Expanding 'Surrealistic Pillow'

The album ushered in a new era of rock with Grace Slick's fervor, swagger and knockout voice at the helm.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives at a military base in Subang, Malaysia, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. (Vincent Thian/AP)

Secretary Tillerson Responds To North Korea Threat Against Guam

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson gets the latest on North Korea stepping up its rhetoric against the U.S. from NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

People walk on the corniche of Doha, Qatar on July 2. Visitors from 33 countries would be able to stay for up to 90 days in Qatar.

Qatar Ends Visa Requirements For 80 Nations, Calling Itself 'Most Open' In Region

The change, effective immediately, means that people from the U.S. and other countries are now able to enter Qatar "with no paperwork, no payment and no visas."

Eleanor Roosevelt presides over the table at a dinner celebrating her husband's victory in the 1932 Democratic presidential primary. Author Laura Shapiro notes that later, as first lady, Roosevelt would seem "apathetic about what was on her plate" while in the White House.

'What She Ate' Reveals The Plates And Palates Of 6 Notable Women

Laura Shapiro has likened her method of biographical research to "standing in line at the supermarket and peering into the other carts." Critic Maureen Corrigan says her resulting book is fascinating.

If you're flying to Europe this summer, you may have noticed some new flights from discount foreign carriers. Pictured: A Norwegian Air flight arrives from New York at Oslo Airport in 2014. (Poppe Cornelius/AFP/Getty Images)

Are Cheap Flights To Europe Here To Stay?

You may have noticed some new flights to Europe from discount foreign carriers this summer.

The Roman Catholic Church of Urakami stands out over the burn-razed cityscape of Nagasaki, in 1945, after the second atomic bomb ever used in warfare was dropped by the U.S. over the Japanese industrial center. (AP)

At U.S. National Park Site, A Push To Acknowledge Nagasaki's Dead

Seventy-two years ago today, the U.S. military dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese port city. More than 75,000 people died.

The Google Memo And Gender In Tech

Google fires the engineer who wrote the company-wide memo saying women don’t advance in tech because of biology. Now there’s a storm.

Likezo Nasilele and her husband, Chipopa Lyoni, with one of their four children in the courtyard of their home in rural Zambia. They were one of hundreds of families who received regular cash payouts as part of a government experiment.

Cash Aid Could Solve Poverty — But There's A Catch

A major study in Zambia showed the benefits of just giving poor people money with no strings attached. But the government isn't entirely convinced. Here's why.

Josh Groban and the cast of "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812" perform at the 71st annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 11, 2017, in New York. (Michael Zorn/Invision/AP)

What Caused The Crash Of 'Comet' On Broadway?

One of the most popular shows on Broadway — "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812" — has announced that it will close on Sept. 3.

The Senate side of the Capitol building is shown on the last day of the summer session on Aug. 3. The Senate is scheduled to return from summer break on Sept. 5.

5 Big Unanswered Questions About The Russia Investigations

Congress is gone. The president is on holiday. Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller, however, is forging ahead. What comes next?

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