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T.K. Carter gained fame as Nauls the cook in John Carpenter's 1982 horror classic, "The Thing."
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Washington National Opera leaves Kennedy Center, joining slew of artist exits
The WNO is just the latest to say they will no longer perform at the Kennedy Center since Trump took over last year.
Ukrainian drones set fire to Russian oil depot after Moscow launches new hypersonic missile
The strike comes a day after Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, including a powerful new hypersonic missile that hit western Ukraine.
Opinion: Remembering Renee Good
Renee Good won a national prize six years ago for her poem "On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs," which muses on science and faith. Good was shot to death by an ICE agent this week in Minneapolis.
PHOTOS: Laundry is a chore but there's a beauty and serenity in the way it hangs out
A new photo series from Filipino photographer Macy Castañeda Lee offers a visually striking view of the mundane task of doing laundry and the role it plays in a rural economy.
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Europe is increasingly alarmed by Trump's talk of annexing Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory in the EU and NATO, especially after the U.S. incursion in Venezuela last weekend.
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Martin Makary, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, on the push against ultra processed foods and added sugar, and what that could mean for school lunches and food labels, and says the administration's hierarchy of vaccines is meant to encourage childhood vaccine uptake.
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Eyder Peralta, NPR international correspondent, on racing to the Venezuela border after the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro, and the obstacles keeping journalists from getting into the country.
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250 years after Thomas Paine published 'Common Sense', what can we learn from the revolutionary work today?
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Orlando Higginbottom, the electronic music artist who performs as TEED, on the sounds and influences behind his new album, 'Always With Me'.
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In 1955, Ruth Ellis was hanged for killing her abusive partner. Her case became one of the catalysts for abolishing the death penalty in the UK, and 70 years later her family is seeking a posthumous pardon.
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After the death of legendary DJ Art Laboe, his beloved oldies radio show has found a new host in Angel "Baby" Rodriguez, who's continuing Laboe's tradition of love dedications and connections across California.
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The scene in Minneapolis in the days after an ICE agent fatally shot a 37-year-old mother.
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Following fraud investigations in Minnesota, five Democratic-led states are suing the Trump administration after it said it's freezing funding intended to help low-income families and children.
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President Trump met with oil executives on Friday. Trump wants major investments in Venezuela. He announced a near-term plan to control Venezuelan oil sales.
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Tehran has imposed a nationwide internet blackout as protests continue to spread across Iran.
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An immigration court in San Francisco is the latest to close its doors, NPR has learned, as the Trump administration seeks to remake the system that offers immigrants due process.