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Patti Niemi has been a percussionist for the San Francisco Opera Orchestra since 1992. She speaks with Fresh Air's Sam Briger about performance anxiety, muscle memory and her memoir, Sticking it Out.

Three weeks after the flooding in West Virginia, the phrase "West Virginia Strong" is painted everywhere. But no matter how strong the community, emotional healing after a disaster takes a long time.

French authorities continue the investigation into a deadly attack in Nice, France. A truck drove through a crowd watching fireworks for Bastille Day, killing at least 77 people.

Muslim youths in Denmark were leaving to join ISIS in Syria, feeling they were being persecuted in Europe. Then the police in Aarhus responded in a completely unexpected way: They apologized.

In an interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, Paul Ryan was optimistic that the presumptive GOP nominee would come around on free trade pacts, and the controversial tone he's used on the campaign trial.

The House Speaker — and 2012 Republican vice presidential pick — encouraged Trump's running mate to go into minority communities and Democratic-heavy areas to communicate GOP ideas.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg has expanded on her statement apologizing for her critical comments about Donald Trump. In an interview with NPR, Ginsburg sought to put the controversy behind her.

The Nice attack bears many similarities to terrorist attacks that have struck France over the past year. Steve Inskeep talks to Harold Hyman, national security journalist for France's BFM-TV.

Scientists have long assumed that farming began among one group in the Mideast. But a new study suggests a more diverse origin story.

More than 200 people were injured on Thursday when a truck drove for more than a mile through a crowd of seaside celebrators in Nice, France. The attacker was shot and killed by police.