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Foster was just 12 years old when she starred in the 1976 film. "What luck to have been part of that, our golden age of cinema in the '70s," she says. Her latest film is Vie Privée (A Private Life).
Want to play a Tiny Desk concert? The 2026 Contest is now open for entries
The 2026 Tiny Desk Contest, our annual search for the next great undiscovered artist, is now officially open for entries.
Scott Adams, the controversial cartoonist behind 'Dilbert,' dies at 68
Adams announced in May that he was dying of metastatic prostate cancer. Thousands of newspapers carried his strip satirizing office culture from the '90s until a controversy in 2023.
As Iran's protests continue, Israelis and Palestinians watch closely
There is broad support for the protests among Israeli officials, but Palestinians say they hope the Iranian regime stays in place and the protests die down soon.
The EPA is changing how it considers the costs and benefits of air pollution rules
The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts are concerned that the change could make it easier for the agency to roll back rules.
California fire victims say fighting with insurance companies has delayed rebuilding
Wildfires last January destroyed communities around Los Angeles. Homeowners say recovery has been slowed by fights with insurers to get their claims paid.
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The speech at the Detroit Economic Club comes after major foreign policy moves have overshadowed domestic policy. -
The planned closure of the San Francisco Immigration Court comes as immigration judges spent the last year facing pressure to move through their caseloads faster and streamline deportations. -
A Justice Department probe of the Federal Reserve marks the latest escalation in the Trump administration's effort to bend the independent central bank to the president's will. -
The first case involves an Idaho student barred by state law from trying out for the track team; the second was brought by a West Virginia middle schooler barred by state law from competing. -
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." -
Trump continues to threaten military action against Iran amid deadly protest crackdown, Minnesota officials file lawsuit over ICE tactics, SCOTUS to hear cases on trans women in public school sports.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep explores the Trump administration's portrayal of 250 years of U.S history captured on the Washington Monument.
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New eateries are popping up in Gaza after months of famine, but it's pricey and many people still rely on aid to survive.
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State and local officials in Minnesota are suing the Department of Homeland Security over tactics used by immigration agents after the killing of a woman by an ICE agent.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Anders Folk, a former U.S. Attorney and federal prosecutor, about the relationship between federal investigators and Minnesota law enforcement.
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The investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is the latest example of the Trump administration weaponizing the Department of Justice to go after the president's perceived foes.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with former assistant U.S. Attorney Elie Honig about the implications of the Trump administration's subpoena of Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
