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American forces are evacuating thousands of U.S. citizens from war-torn Lebanon. But smaller evacuations take place quite often and receive barely a mention in the media — the evacuation of families and non-essential personnel from U.S. embassies in countries that have become dangerous.

Amy Grant, George Clooney, Gladys Knight, U2 and Tania León attended a dinner at the U.S. State Department and a gala tribute event. The 45th annual Kennedy Center Honors airs on CBS later this month.

Jace Clayton, best known for his work as DJ /rupture, speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about his first book, Uproot: Travels in 21st-Century Music and Digital Culture.

In the 1840s, two British crews vanished while seeking a passage through the ice at the top of the world. Paul Watson became "obsessed with the mystery" and tells the story in his new book Ice Ghosts.

Novelist Celeste Ng knows Shaker Heights, Ohio well. Writing about your own hometown is "like writing about a relative," she says. "You love them dearly, and yet you also know all of their quirks."

How do you change something that is literally set in stone? That's the question the architects of the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial are asking themselves after a paraphrased quote carved into the monument sparked a barrage of criticism.

At 12 years old, Ilana Wexler is one of the youngest speakers at the Democratic convention. In this Views from the Floor column, NPR's Tovia Smith says Wexler had the delegates shouting about Vice President Cheney.

Extreme heat will blanket a majority of American states through the July 4 weekend, according to forecasters. Learn how to keep cool, hydrated and safe in soaring temperatures.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Heather Boushey, a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, about the latest jobs numbers and the upcoming coronavirus relief plan.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has defended the U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites, saying the attacks were the most complex and secretive military operation in history.

Trump pledged to use proceeds from the sale of this oil "to benefit the people" of both countries.

The movie avoided CGI for the bulk of its action sequences. That meant stunt coordinator and longtime stunt driver Jack Gill had to figure out how to toss cars out of a flying airplane.

The high cost of rebuilding drove some residents out. But there are many newcomers. A real estate agent says, "It used to be called the Forgotten Coast. I don't think it's so forgotten anymore."

A personal journey underpins a new video game about a post-apocalyptic American West reclaimed by nature and stalked by bestial robots.

A newly released report shows men's college athletic programs received more than double that of women's programs in allocated resources in 2020.

Louise Fletcher, a late-blooming star whose riveting performance as the cruel and calculating Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" set a new standard for screen villains, has died at 88.

The pandemic decimated the box office and the reshaped the moviegoing experience. NPR's movie critic, Bob Mondello, looks back on how his job changed during the early months of COVID-19.

In Tayari Jones' novel Silver Sparrow, two young girls grow up as secret sisters. They are daughters of the same man, but have different mothers. And just one of them knows that the other exists.

Khaled Hosseini's new novel, like his two earlier works, is set partly in Afghanistan — but this time, political turmoil isn't a major element of the plot. Instead, And The Mountains Echoed is a story of a family's loss that spans decades and continents.

As President Trump approaches 100 days in office, his policy changes raise questions about what he intends to do with the rest of his term. Here are eight examples of how he has shifted.

One of the most influential religious figures of the 20th century, he radically changed the face of born-again Christianity from fundamentalism to a more embracing evangelicalism.

States are beginning to ease COVID-19 restrictions in different ways. NPR's David Greene talks to Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine about why the state is easing some constraints.

Offering scenes of unforgettable camp and introducing one of the first out gay characters to mass audiences, the primetime TV series Dynasty achieved iconic status, especially among LGBTQ+ audiences.

When the Soviet Union came crashing down 25 years ago, many Russians hoped their country would become a democracy. But increasingly, government critics are choosing political exile.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Fayrouz Saad, a former assistant secretary at DHS, about the Israeli military's destruction of her family's ancestral home in southern Lebanon.