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With a new book out that purports to be a novel but actually isn't, James Franco seems to have mastered celebrity in an unexpected way. He has so many images at this point — stoner, student, artist, bro — that he seems to have no image at all.

Florida House Speaker Paul Renner said the language of the abortion amendment is ill-defined. Meanwhile, Dr. Chelsea Daniels said people are already feeling the impact of the six-week abortion ban taking effect on May 1.

War correspondent Patrick Cockburn took a break recently from covering global conflicts to write about a life-and-death struggle of his youth. Cockburn is a polio survivor. The Broken Boy is his story.

Trevor Rainbolt can identify telephone polls, bridges, even swaths of dead plants in obscure locations around the globe.

"Cooper," a gargantuan dinosaur that roamed the Outback, is the first of its kind found outside South America. The new species had a long neck and tail, as well as four legs, and ate plants.

Boosters are available for higher-risk people who got the Pfizer vaccine. But what about people who got the one-shot Johnson & Johnson? Some doctors say they need an extra shot even more urgently.

The Beijing Games are just the latest winter sporting event to use nearly all human-made snow for competitions. Winter sports experts say this is just the new reality.

Several athletes were tied for first as they began the final climb. The elite climbers faced off in three events, testing their speed as well as their problem-solving.

After a little more than five hours debating the charges, the jury went home for the night without reaching a verdict.

Imagine the U.S. government saying to the people living around Yellowstone, "You know what? All those wild animals in the park — the grizzlies, the bison, the wolves — they belong to you." This is exactly what the government of Namibia has done in a radical experiment to save wildlife — and the people who share their land.

Those relying on the federal government's safety net are grandmothers, the kid next door, your supermarket cashier — maybe even you.

We've all heard stories about what an ordeal air travel is this summer: soaring ticket prices, overbooked and canceled flights. These suspenseful "airplane books" can help transport you.

Artist Mohsen Lihidheb gathers objects that wash ashore in Zarzis, Tunisia. His collection of sea-worn shoes, clothing and books honors the migrants who died trying to cross the Mediterranean.

Police said the suspect in the school shooting in remote British Columbia, Jesse Van Rootselaar, was found dead and had a history of mental health contact with police, and that the suspect's mother and stepbrother were also found dead.

Thousands of residents and vacationers have fled by land and by sea as firefighters and volunteers battled through the night. It comes during the country's worst heat wave in three decades.

His wife, Fresh Air host Terry Gross, said the longtime contributor to The Village Voice and NPR had been living with emphysema and Parkinson's disease.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has officially removed and suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel. DeSantis, sworn in as governor Tuesday, visited the Broward...

An equal number say Israel's response to Hamas' attack has either been too much or about right. A majority of Democrats now say it's been too much, driven by people of color and younger respondents.

The New Yorker cartoonist channels her affection for the city into a new tongue-in-cheek guidebook, Going Into Town. "It's just fun," Chast says of New York. "Everything seems to suggest stories."

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with David Frum, speechwriter for former President George W. Bush and writer for The Atlantic, about the Trump administration's plans for celebrating America's 250th.

Lawmakers are already setting their sights on 34 Senate seats that will open up in 2024, indicating a busy election season.

Life in Puerto Rico is tougher than ever. The U.S. territory — popularly known as "the island of enchantment" — faces a decaying economy and escalating violent crime rate. Many residents are leaving the island in record numbers and embracing the mainland as home.

Tough new rhetoric on China from some members of Germany's governing coalition has led to disagreement rather than unity on what the government's policy should be.

Many low-income households that claim the earned income tax credit lack health insurance. That status on tax returns could provide a clue about people who would benefit from outreach.

In his memoir The Friedkin Connection, the legendary director of films like The Exorcist and The French Connection recounts his journey from a poor Chicago neighborhood to the apex of Hollywood success.