Sometimes, the movies strike back at critics. In the new film The Critic, Ian McKellen stars as a scurrilous theater scribe, the latest in a long history of buffoons and bitter curmudgeons.

In 2011, audiences were captivated by a 14 year old, originally from war-torn Sierra Leone, dancing in the ballet documentary First Position. Michaela DePrince has died at the age of 29.In 2011, ...

A military court in the DRC sentenced US citizens and dozens of others for their role in a failed coup attempt in May.

Since the 1980s, a flock of Vaux’s Swifts has been roosting in a Portland chimney during the month of September, on their way to their winter home in Central and South America. Thousands of ...

To preserve the spirit of the Games, Paris' mayor has proposed making the five Olympic rings installed on the Eiffel Tower a permanent fixture. Now the Eiffel family has gotten involved.

KURTZLEBEN: Clifford is the national partnerships and political manager for Next Gen, a left-leaning organization that promotes youth voting. Their push to mobilize young Black and brown men is called ...

As Europeans debate over the environmental impact of mining lithium, a project in Germany shows how to do it without leaving a carbon footprint.

Boeing's machinists union voted overwhelmingly to reject a tentative contract agreement, joining unions in other industries that have taken advantage of a strong labor market to make bold demands.

Hazel Cills is an editor at NPR Music, where she edits breaking music news, reviews, essays and interviews. Before coming to ...

In Australia, a federal election may still be months away, but immigration — in particular the number of foreign students — is already a focus of political debate.

NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson about her new book, What If We Get It Right?: Visons of Climate Futures ...

Susan Kahn was in the hospital with terminal cancer. She was unable to attend her daughter's high school graduation.