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Mark David Chapman murdered musician John Lennon in New York City 25 years ago this Thursday. Independent producer Jon Kalish recalls reporting the former Beatle's death in 1980.

At the birth of motion pictures, moviegoers would watch the silent films to the sound of the house Wurlitzer organ. Today, jazz trumpeter Dave Douglas and his band are taking a second look at these silent films with brand-new scores and a new way to distribute music.

At any given point in 2009, World Cafe host David Dye's Top 10 list would inevitably look different. So consider this a snapshot — and otherwise subject to change at any time. Some picks won't be new to most readers, but others qualify as left-field musical discoveries.

As fitness goes high-tech, even your bathroom scale is going digital. One company went from making old-fashioned spring-loaded scales to scales that aren't just digital but use all sorts of high-tech applications to talk directly to your wireless device.

David Cronenberg's film is set in a grim future where humans, having lost the ability to feel physical pain, start operating on their own bodies. This movie mixes blood and guts with great tenderness.

The new fast-food chain opened in Moscow on Sunday. It replaced the iconic Golden Arches with two bold orange backslashes and a red circle, representing a tiny burger and a pair of large fries.

President Joe Biden is holding a second day of meetings with Israeli leaders, working to chart the future of relations between the two countries.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Jeffrey Colgan, director of Brown University's Climate Solutions Lab, about how the United States plans to help Europe diminish its reliance on Russian natural gas.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kathy Gannon of The Associated Press about the Taliban backtracking on some of its promises for a more inclusive, less repressive Afghanistan.

Earlier in the pandemic, a Massachusetts manufacturer rebuilt its supply chain to meet the demand for medical gowns. But with the market rush over, the head of the company is having second thoughts.

The ultimate aim of Musk's $2.9 billion share purchase is not clear. Yet in recent weeks Musk has questioned free speech on Twitter and whether the platform is undermining democracy.

The vaccines now in use are based on the form of the virus that circulated at the beginning of the pandemic and are less effective against the omicron variant. New options are in the works.

The Pentagon is testing hundreds of military sites around the country for contamination from chemicals known by the acronym PFAS, which have been linked to health problems such as cancer.

The 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize honors Diébédo Francis Kéré, who comes from a village with no school in Burkina Faso. He has designed primary schools for "many children to be happy and learn."

When the Federal Reserve meets Tuesday and Wednesday, the big question will be how much the Fed will raise rates to tame inflation. NPR's A Martinez asks David Wessel of the Brookings Institution.

Films the son of Shane star Alan Ladd produced or greenlit, including Star Wars, won more than 50 Oscars and 150 nominations.

Furniture making is a job associated with old fashioned handiwork. But robots are coming to the field, not to replace workers but to help U.S.-based companies survive.

Hair and makeup workers at the Atlanta Opera want to collectively bargain. But the opera is arguing that the workers are independent contractors, and not employees.

Amazon's CEO will be Andy Jassy, the head of its cloud computing division. "As much as I still tap dance into the office, I'm excited about this transition," Bezos says.

The MacDowell Colony, 100 years old this month, is a haven where artists of all types — writers, composers, sculptors — can sweep away distractions and just create. Though solitude is the retreat's main draw, interdisciplinary feedback is central to its appeal.