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NPR's A Martinez talks to actor Stanley Tucci about his love of food -- and the connection between cooking, acting and directing.

China has banned transnational adoption, ending more-than three decades during which more than 160,000 children were adopted abroad. Adoptees say they have conflicted feelings about the ban.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with NPR White House correspondent Asma Khalid about "American Muslims," a new PBS series she hosts.

Mortgage rates have inched higher recently, after falling for several weeks. We take a look at the economic factors that affect rates, and where they might settle in the future.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and WERN listener Bob Jahn of Blue Mounds, Wisconsin.

Spirit Halloween has been a fixture in the seasonal market, with its huge seasonal presence and pop-up stores. We'll take a look at the operation and its move into the Christmas market.

Gay rights pioneer Arnie Kantrowitz shelved dreams of publishing his novel. Three years after his death, his partner fulfils his wish.

The Hindu holiday of Navaratri involves some complicated dance moves, passed down from parents to children. But as one mother discovered, the line between passing on cultural traditions and mortifying your teenager daughters can be perilously thin.

San Francisco has a population of fewer than a million people and yet has launched a number of national political careers, including that of Kamala Harris.

Baseball fans wonder if they could end up with a New York City "subway series," while tennis fans are reflecting on the career of Rafael Nadal.