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For NPR Music's jazz critic and the editorial director of WBGO, 2018 was a year that saw music — not just jazz — in the throes of a creative boom, rocketing in many directions.

As the chief official White House photographer for President Obama, Souza sometimes shot more than 2,000 photos a day. "I was there all the time," he says. His new book is Obama: An Intimate Portrait.

Country artist George Birge saw a popular TikTok skewering the way men in his genre write music and decided to issue himself a songwriting challenge. The result? "Beer Beer, Truck Truck."

A new review of state education data shows teacher pay increases can't keep up with inflation and fewer students are enrolled in public schools.

Tom Wicker, one of postwar America's most distinguished journalists, has died at the age of 85. Host Scott Simon has a remembrance.

The 23-year-old trespasser, whom police have yet to identify, spent eight hours casually walking around on top of the Palace of Westminster.

The top five finishers all pulled off their best runs in the second half of the competition – none more so than White, who stood in 11th place after the first run with a score of 35.

The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.09 billion after no one matched the game's six numbers Monday night and won the top prize, continuing a three-month-long winless streak.

A patient who came to regret the top surgery she got as a teen won a $2 million malpractice suit. Then, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons clarified its position that surgery is not recommended for transgender minors.

Ghanaian trap, South African soul, Barbadian pop. This week's Heat Check does some digital globetrotting for a temporary escape.