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Ryan Coogler won his first Oscar for best original screenplay for Sinners. Cassandra Kulukundis won the first ever casting award for One Battle after Another. Follow along as the wins come in.
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The El Niño weather pattern will likely emerge this summer and persist through the rest of the year, boosting global temperatures and affecting regional weather around the world.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Lauren Kahn of Georgetown University's Center for Security and Emerging Technology about the role of artificial intelligence in war.
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Armadillos are making North Carolina their home. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with wildlife biologist Colleen Olfenbuttel about how Texas' state mammal has gotten a foothold in the Tar Heel State.
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We look at President Trump's shifting objectives in the war with Iran, as well as the last front on his fight to impose global tariffs on dozens of countries.
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Hundreds of thousands have been displaced since Israel intensified its bombing campaign in Lebanon, saying it is targeting Hezbollah.
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In rural Kentucky, people recently celebrated the meat shower of 1876. That's when mysterious pieces of meat fell from the sky onto a farm, sparking all kinds of theories.
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A skeptical podcast host confronts the supernatural in the new horror movie "Undertone". NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with the writer and director Ian Tuason about his filmmaking.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Christan Jacobs and Scott Schultz, the creators of Yo Gabba GabbaLand!, about the show's second season and the music that drives its fun.
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The Academy Awards are tonight and critics are predicting what will win Best Picture and who will win Best Actor and Actress. We hear about the nominees and our critic's picks.
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The push for generational change in the Democratic Party faces a test in a Chicago-area congressional district, where the top candidates span three generations: from Gen X and millennials to Gen Z.
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The burden of caring for America's aging population falls on family caregivers. It can take a toll on their lives and mental health.
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While Illinois is trying to keep the team in Chicago's suburbs, Indiana lawmakers are offering a plan to finance a new stadium