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The Motown hit landed at a turning point in civil rights — and where Black Power movements flourished, the song followed. Scott Simon explores why, with a little help from singer Martha Reeves.

Growing up amid widespread violence in Colombia, Ingrid Rojas Contreras and her sister were targeted for kidnapping. They were saved by the courage and compassion of a teenager working in their home.

Electric scooters for rent are popping up in cities across America. Investors see a key role for the new way of getting from here to there. But many people find them downright annoying.

DNA testing of dogs has become a booming business. But critics say the pet genetics industry is running too wild, and they're calling for it to be reined in.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sopan Deb of The New York Times and Paul Farhi of The Washington Post about the journalistic and comedic ethics of Sacha Baron Cohen's new show.

More than a dozen people have been killed and more than 160 others injured in a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that shook Indonesian tourist spot Lombok island and surrounding areas, officials say.

An ISIS attack on a series of Syrian towns that left more than 200 dead showed that the group — while no longer controlling much land — persists.

A couple news stories about millennials and money have gone viral in recent weeks. NPR's Michel Martin talks with Jia Tolentino of The New Yorker about "millennial financial resentment."

Our new canon is a celebration of the women and non-binary musicians shaping the sound of this century, and an attempt to interrupt the history-making process before it's calcified by the status quo.

This list tackles history in the making, celebrating women and non-binary musicians whose songs are redefining genres and attitudes and changing our sense of what popular music can be in this century.