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Two big-budget films are set to battle at the box office: Wicked offers a gravity-defying origin story for the Wicked Witch of the West, while Gladiator II revisits the violence of ancient Rome.

Here, starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, was adapted from a millennia-spanning graphic novel. But it's a technically and narratively difficult story on-screen and the result is crowded and confusing.

Presidential candidate ad spending usually is in the tens of millions of dollars in Florida. Not this year. Not by a wide margin.

Republicans maintained supermajorities in both legislative chambers. Democrats failed to topple Republicans’ supermajority in the Florida House, an effort that would have required picking up a net of five seats.

Israel is reportedly using a new kind of weapon in Gaza: small drones that carry guns and fire at targets like snipers. Eyewitnesses in Gaza say these drones have killed many civilians.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says President-elect Trump wants "measurable impacts" toward ending chronic disease within two years. About 60% of Americans suffer from at least one chronic disease.

Singh was known as the father of economic reforms in India. He served as finance minister in the early 1990s, and his policies then set India on the path of economic liberalization and globalization.

The Biden administration is proposing changes to the federal classification of marijuana. NPR's Michel Martin talks to attorney Howard Sklamberg, who focuses on FDA compliance and policy.

President Biden sent Secretary of State Antony Blinken back to Israel as the death toll mounts in Gaza, and international calls for a ceasefire grow.

Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger are two Democrats vying for governorships in New Jersey and Virginia as Republicans prepare to take over federal control in Congress and the White House.

At least 54 journalists were killed covering conflict zones in 2024, according to Reporters Without Borders. NPR speaks with the head of RSF in the U.S., Clayton Weimers.

After a rocky few years and the disbanding of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globes have seemingly stabilized. This time, comedian Nikki Glaser will be emceeing the ceremony.

For decades, youth voter turnout has trailed far behind that of older voters. But with renewed efforts to reach this demographic, could 2020 be the year that young voters show up in force?

Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., which is in the district he represents in Congress.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is stepping up efforts to get the legislature to expand access to Medicaid to make health care more accessible, a move apparently favored by most of the public.

Vehicle dealers are pushing back on rules that would increase the number of electric trucks sold in New Jersey. It could be a preview of a brewing fight over state rules about cars. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on December 23, 2024.)

The monster Category 5 hurricane destroyed hotels, home and businesses. Information has been hard to get because most of the metropolitan area is still without phone or internet service.

U.S. Gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi died last week. We talk with sports reporter Juliet Macur about his complicated legacy.

For a long time Tesla used its own kind of charger plug and had its own supercharger network. That once-exclusive network is opening up to other EV manufacturers.

A fire raged through a popular ski resort south of Istanbul early Tuesday. The deadly fire broke out during a school holiday when the area's hotels are packed.

Trump wants to reinterpret the phrasing of the 14th Amendment to mean that the federal government would not recognize automatic birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents without legal status.

The Senate quickly confirmed the Florida senator from Miami as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day.

The deadline for the start of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip passed as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas had provided the names of the three hostages it was set to release on Sunday.

Nike is bringing a former executive out of retirement to be the new CEO. The company reports to Wall Street on Tuesday just how bad things are.

Trump took the rally as an opportunity to preview several of his Day 1 actions, including on border security, energy, and ending the Biden administration's diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in government agencies.