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With 35 candidates in the race, Peru is set to elect its 9th president in less than a decade. Amid rising corruption and crime, voters are left asking: Can this election finally break the cycle?

The race to fill the California Senate seat last held by the late Dianne Feinstein is coming down to a fight for second place ahead of Tuesday's election because of California's unique primary system.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Thomas Kellogg, a law professor who specializes in China at Georgetown University, about the country's expanded espionage law.

A new survey from Pew Research Center finds a high level of engagement in election news. In addition to cable TV, social media and radio are still important sources for many. Print media, not so much.

The pictures capture racing buffalo in Bali, climbing kids in Burkina Faso and high-wire electricians in Bangladesh.

According to Robert Frank, a columnist for "The Wall Street Journal," the richest 10 percent of U.S. citizens will pinch a few pennies this year.

A singer, musician, activist and poet, Patti Smith has spent the last three-plus decades as one of the most visible and iconic figures in punk and rock music. The musical icon joined WFUV host Rita Houston for an interview and in-studio performance.

These are songs by and for feel-big dreamers, performed with a gift for weapons-grade ingratiation by a pair of born crowd-pleasers.

The saxophonist, who began his career in the '70s, has played with notable names like the Beach Boys and Cannonball Adderley. He's still flowing with music.

The songwriter and pianist, daughter of a globetrotting preacher, grew up with church music on Sundays and classical records in the household. Her debut album draws on all that — not to mention a teenage imaginary friend.