First-time director Chris Pine draws a Wild Card and answers a big question
Actor and first-time director Chris Pine joins NPR's Rachel Martin to draw a card from the Wild Card deck.
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Defense rests in Trump's hush money trial
Witness testimony has concluded in Donald Trump's hush money trial. The defense has rested without calling the former president to the stand.
New documentary charts the rise and fall of iconic Memphis record label
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jamila Wignot, the filmmaker behind a new documentary series called Stax: Soulsville USA, about the story of the legendary record label.
Texans await fate of law that would allow detainment of suspected illegal immigrants
Regardless of what courts rule regarding Texas immigration enforcement law SB4, a climate of fear and distrust has permeated among immigrant and mixed-status families in Texas.
Horror icon Stephen King doubts it's possible to 'gross out' the American public
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with author Stephen King about his new collections of short stories, You Like It Darker.
Black men are a hidden segment of caregivers. It's stressful but rewarding, too
Almost 40 percent of caregivers of older adults are men, and a third of that group is Black. But African American men face some issues other guys don't.
The states where abortion is on the ballot in November
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, state laws on abortion have been changing constantly. It will all be part of the picture as voters go to the polls in November.
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A German novel about a tortured love affair wins 2024 International Booker Prize
Jenny Erpenbeck's novel, translated by Michael Hofmann, follows a couple in 1980s East Berlin and their tumultuous relationship, while Germany undergoes its own political transformation.
Is Elvis' Graceland actually up for sale? His granddaughter, alleging fraud, says no
Riley Keough, Elvis' granddaughter and sole heir, says in a lawsuit that the company advertising a foreclosure sale of his Graceland property is using fraudulent documents — and may not exist at all.
One voted Biden. One picked Trump. It's a tale of two counties in pivotal Wisconsin
Wisconsin is one of a handful of pivotal states in the 2024 presidential election. Within the swing state, there are swing counties that could decide the election — even as people remain divided.