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After his First Symphony flopped, the Russian composer made ends meet with a short-lived and little-known career in vaudeville and the circus.

It's that time of year when TV networks decide which shows to cancel and which to renew for the 2016-2017 season. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans gives an update on the new and canceled shows.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, about how the committee has found no evidence supporting the president's claim that Trump Tower was wiretapped.

After years, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will soon begin its final act — a plunge into Saturn. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Dr. Carolyn Porco, head of the imaging team, about the mission's legacy.

Less than a week after the Women's March, anti-abortion activists are taking to the streets for what they call the March for Life.

One of the fundraisers for a group that's raised millions for a seminary in the settlement is Trump's pick for ambassador to Israel. Trump and his son-in-law have made donations to the group.

Donald Trump's nominee for education secretary faces tough questions as her Senate confirmation hearings start.

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal talks with Steve Inskeep about his meeting with Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. Blumenthal said Gorsuch called Trump's attacks on judges "disheartening."

Immigration and refugee advocates say the details of President Trump's executive order are still in flux. Some travelers have been barred from entering the U.S. Others are receiving exemptions.

Gold is tasteless, odorless and has zero nutritional value, but it's appearing in everything from hamburgers to $1,000 sundaes. Much of it amounts to publicity stunts, though sometimes it's pure art.