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Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan reviews what critics are saying about this weekend's major movie releases -- Marie Antoinette, The Prestige and the Clint Eastwood epic Flags of our Fathers.

Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan offers a roundup of what movie critics are saying about the weekend's new film releases: the Jennifer Aniston flick Derailed, Zathura and the Fifty Cent rap biopic Get Rich or Die Tryin'.

Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan offers a roundup of what movie critics are saying about the weekend's new film releases: Chicken Little, Jarhead and I Love Your Work.

Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan offers a roundup of what movie critics are saying about the weekend's new releases -- Aeon Flux, Transamerica and The Kid and I.

The $15 billion price tag for Volkswagen's diesel deception won't put VW out of business but it will greatly hamper the company's position in the global marketplace.

Scientists are learning more about how our gut microbes may influence dieting. A small new study finds successful dieters have a different mix of bacteria than less-successful dieters.

The directors of the major intelligence agencies made their annual appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee to present their global threat assessment on Tuesday.

Friends and fellow actors are remembering actress and entrepreneur Suzanne Somers with fondness. Somers died Sunday at age 76 after battling cancer for more than two decades.

Tension is high as the World Economic Forum in Davos opens and President Trump threatens Europe over Greenland.

If the government shutdown isn't resolved by Nov. 1, some 65,000 low-income children will be at-risk of losing access to Head Start child care and early learning.

NPR's Life Kit has tips on how to build your village.

The U.S. government and Venezuela's self-proclaimed interim president are calling on the military to withdraw support for Maduro's government. But fomenting a coup could bring unexpected consequences.

Fewer children today know how to read Braille. Advocates say the tactile toys are a great introduction to the reading and writing system.

Lead vocalists have gotten quieter over the decades, compared with the rest of the band, according to a new study. Beck says it's part of the "volume wars."

The crime drama, which airs Wednesday night on FX, code-switches between American English and Mexican Spanish. The network is trying to lure viewers who speak both languages.

President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are preparing for another face-to-face meeting Monday afternoon to try to reach an agreement on the debt ceiling and avoid default.

The White House and seven Western states have agreed to a framework for sharing the Colorado River's water. The deal directly impacts 40 million people who rely on the river for water and power.

We take a look at the negotiations over raising the national debt limit, as well as an anticipated annoucement from Florida's Gov. Ron DeSantis, declaring his candidacy for president.

Musician Garry Brents has been a prolific creator of extreme metal for years, but his latest project returns to his first love, '90s nu metal, through a dystopian lens.

There's no place like it on the planet: White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. It's the world's largest gypsum dunefield: miles and miles of stunning white landscape.