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After he helped to develop the bluesy, driving hard bop style in the '50s and '60s, his funkier commercial hit recordings shaped black pop music through the advent of hip-hop. A committed music educator, the Detroit native was 80 when he died last week.

Call it diversity or a lack of consensus, but no single act dominated this year's awards. Instead, the Grammys spread the love, though rock bands — including The Black Keys and fun. — fared well.

Something noel is taking place in Egypt today — a free presidential election. Sharif Abdel Kouddous of The Nation says that while questions remain about the powers of the elected president, the future economic and political role of the military and the legitimacy of the entire transition process itself, anticipation remains high.

Morning Edition's new project, Cook Your Cupboard, invites cooks to send in photos of food items they aren't sure how to use. In our first installment, NPR listener Marcy Misner has beans, vinegar and almond milk, and food writer Nigella Lawson gives her some guidance on where to go from there.

State Sen. Wendy Davis' national profile has soared since her June attempt to block abortion legislation. But she shed little light on plans for her political future during a speech in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

Bravo has created an entire genre out of getting women to snipe at each other, and tonight, the new show Eat Drink Love turns to the world of food.

A look back at President Obama's road to Thursday night's re-nomination at the Democratic National Convention.

Prosecutors released a trove of new information detailing the investigation of Trayvon Martin's death. Martin was the unarmed Florida teen killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in February. Host Michel Martin speaks with NPR's Greg Allen, who says the material could be helpful to both sides in the case.

Lecturing has never been an effective teaching technique, and now that information is everywhere some say it's a waste of time. Now, physicists have the data to prove it. But efforts to lose the lecture encounter resistance — sometimes from students.

The Artist became the first silent film to triumph at Hollywood's highest honors since the original Oscar ceremony 83 years ago. The film's lead actor Jean Dujardin also took home an Academy award for best actor while Michel Hazanavicius, the film's director, also won.