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The albums, videos and musical moments that stopped the All Songs Considered host in his tracks this week. This week: the future of concert visuals and the last song you'll ever hear.

According to a new report, the number of people subject to forced labor or marriage or trafficking has increased substantially since 2016, with the majority of forced labor cases in rich countries.

In his new book, Scott Sherman describes how bottom-line business logic nearly gutted New York's preeminent public library. Maureen Corrigan calls it a "slim, smart book" full of colorful characters.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with community activist Taneeza Islam about workers at a Smithfield Foods meatpacking plant in Sioux Falls, S.D., where hundreds have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Counties must spend about two-thirds of the money from a tax enacted for mental health services on housing and programs for homeless people with serious mental illnesses or substance abuse problems.

With less than a month before the tax filing deadline, the IRS says tax season is going smoothly. The agency is investing billions of dollars to improve service and beef up tax enforcement.

Research published this month found that even in pristine, untouched areas, insect populations are still on the decline. Climate change is a likely culprit.

President Trump pardoned a long list of political allies accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election. Stanford Law School professor Bernadette Meyler talks about the pardons and what they mean.

In Maui, while crews continue the search for victims of the Lahaina fire, the governor and residents are beginning to talk about how the historic community should be rebuilt.

Five Americans incarcerated in Iran are on their way home as Washington and Tehran implement a prisoner exchange deal announced in August.