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NPR offers a selective preview of what Hollywood thinks it will be showing in cinemas this fall.

Director Paul Feig and writer Katie Dippold have found a perfect pair of leads for their cop comedy. Critic Bob Mondello says Oscar winner Sandra Bullock and Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy turn out to have enviable comic chemistry.

Roderick MacLeish mischievously told people he was a wild animal trainer from Kenya. He said he was once a prisoner in Siberia, rescued by a pair of huskies. But the truth of MacLeish's life was far more interesting. The filmmaker, author and former NPR commentator died Saturday. He was 80.

The 1909 painting was just one of a treasured art collection inherited by Robert Lewenstein and his wife Irma Klein, But the pair were forced to sell it in October 1940 as they fled the Nazis.

Two days before the opening ceremony in Beijing, U.S. curlers Vicky Persinger and Chris Plys face an Australian pair in a mixed doubles match that was nearly upended by the COVID pandemic.

Visqueen is the waterproof plastic sheeting Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge wanted Americans to put over windows to protect against anthrax. It's also the name of a new band from Seattle that pairs two young musicians with one of the city's established and best-loved music figures, Kim Warnick. Hear Marcie Sillman.

The approach, which mimics how the body responds to a virus, could pave the way for a universal cancer vaccine.

The three-time Oscar winner announced the end of his acting career in 2017. The new film, Anemone, will be directed by the actor’s son, Ronan Day-Lewis, from a script that the pair co-wrote together.

In 1961, the entire U.S. figure skating team died in a plane crash. Losing a generation of top-level athletes and their coaches hobbled the U.S. The DCA crash and brought back difficult memories.

We get an update on Florida's vaccination efforts from WUSF and Health News Florida reporter Stephanie Colombini. You'll also hear from an expert who's working on vaccine education amid the decreasing number of people getting their shots.

We check in on how the Rays are doing at this point in their 25th season.

Thaddeus Bullard talks about overcoming poverty, finding fame as professional wrestler Titus O'Neil, and helping the next generation.

Top designers are showing off their spring 2013 collections in New York. Host Michel Martin gets a glimpse of what's hot and what's not with Isabel Wilkinson, editor of the fashion section for The Daily Beast. They also discuss Michelle Obama and Ann Romney's fashion picks at the conventions.

The Bulls (27-6) rallied several times, including from 47-36 down in regulation to tie their mark for wins in a season.

Two debuts claim the top two spots on Billboard's main album's chart: Lil Baby and Bad Bunny.

In what state university leaders say is another sign of improving quality, Florida's top public universities rose to new heights in the latest U.S. News &…

The World Cheese Awards were held in Switzerland last week. More than 5,000 cheeses from dozens of countries fought for the top spot.

It's back-to-school shopping time for many families, and the annual sales tax holiday in Florida is different from years past. It runs Friday, August 2 to…

The ceremonies will be held at Tropicana Field with a limited number of guests in attendance. Graduates also won't march onstage.

The statement comes days after the Senate minority leader said former President Donald Trump committed a "disgraceful dereliction of duty" on Jan. 6.

A pair of Miami architects who infuriated neighbors and drew the scrutiny of county environmental regulators when they chopped down mangroves at their...

The Government Accountability Office has released a pair of reports that shed new light on the troubled rollout earlier this year of the revamped Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

A review of emergency plans for every major American city could be released this week. Those involved say it cites many gaps in planning for the next big disaster. The review was ordered by President Bush in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Two eggs are now in the nest of American bald eagles M15 and F23 in North Fort Myers.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Attorney General James Uthmeier was examining whether Florida may have any jurisdiction over the Tate brothers’ trafficking charges in Romania after the pair landed in Fort Lauderdale last week.