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NPR's politics team annotated Trump's speech on immigration, which comes after a week of seeming to change direction on the issue.

Friday, April 28, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Monday, May 1 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. Groove out to the international and multifaceted set list of B-Side Players, a 9-piece latin global funk band. Combining Latin inspired rock steady rhythms with Samba, Boogalo and Jarocho. Then next up, Maren Parusel, bringing a unique European Flare and electronic vibe to the San Diego rock scene.

Elite college sports conferences can set their own rules about sharing profits with student-athletes, under a new policy adopted by the NCAA's Division I Board of Directors on Thursday.

Most people have never heard of Watershed, but the Columbus, Ohio, rock band has been doggedly touring and recording for a quarter-century. A new memoir by founding member Joe Oestreich profiles a life on the road, powered more by passion than optimism.

The band's leaders say Antibalas relies on two factors to play well: tropical temperatures and a relaxed pace. The ensemble's latest album is simply titled Antibalas.

The North Korean dictator hasn't been seen in more than a month, leading to speculation he might have been deposed or is merely indisposed.

"He had an underground kind of appeal that built on itself," says author Mark Ribowsky, whose book Dreams to Remember traces Redding's unlikely pivot into national stardom.

We also have stories on the need for female rock critics and on the Soul Patrol, a group of police officers in Boston who patrolled areas like Roxbury in the 1970s.

The prolific singer, songwriter and bandleader balances confined chaos and riotous pop hooks on his newest self-titled album.

Ben Yagoda uses the battle between music licensing organizations ASCAP and BMI to sketch out a broader lament about the long fade-out of the American Songbook and the segue to modern pop music.