Enrollment at Long Island’s higher education institutions has increased, outpacing the statewide average of 2.3%. Stony Brook University and Farmingdale State College lead the pack.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has denied a request for disaster money to help the Suffolk County homeowners who survived flood damage this summer — a decision New York Gov. Kathy ...

This enveloping drama, which centers two women in Mumbai, is about solidarity between women, about making ends meeting, and about how a populous city can feel like the loneliest place in the world.

For decades, Nick Lowe has graced us with his velvet voice, song lyrics and unmistakable charm. His new album, Indoor Safari, ...

Members of the North Fork Community Choir in Paonia, Colo., aim to set aside their opinions on big topics when they sing.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wants state officials to ensure the security of more than $8 billion in federal ...

More than half a millennium after his death, Leonardo da Vinci is still one of the most well-known artists in the world. The ...

De La Soul brought a necessary playfulness to hip-hop in 1989, but battles with the music industry dimmed that light. Marcus ...

Are you feeling…unfocused? Franz Joseph Haydn’s Distracted Symphony is so full of humor and clever turns that the first ...

Taiwan opera is revered across the Asian island. One of its most beloved traits is its gender-bending character archetypes, ...

NPR's Puzzlemaster Will Shortz has appeared on Weekend Edition Sunday since the program's start in 1987. He's also the ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with father and daughter filmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Burns about their new two-part documentary ...