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Thompson stars in the new Men in Black: International, and she says she might never have thought of movie stardom if she hadn't seen Will Smith on television and in the original Men in Black films.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Carmarion D. Anderson, executive director of the Dallas-based non-profit group Black Transwomen Inc., about a string of violent attacks against trans women in Dallas.

NPR's Scott Simon asks political cartoonist Patrick Chappatte about The New York Times' decision to stop publishing political cartoons in its international edition.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to author Julie Salamon about her new book, An Innocent Bystander. It's about the murder of Leon Klinghoffer.

Nancy Bass Wyden, the Strand's owner, is protesting New York City's decision to preserve the bookstore as a historic city landmark. She thinks the move will hurt, not help her business.

Over the course of more than 20 years, Lilly played in five World Cup finals and three Olympics. She holds the record for the most international appearances in the sport's history.

The Toronto rapper celebrates as if he was the one sweating on the court. "I wish that I was playing in a sport where we were getting rings / I wouldn't have space on either hand for anything."

Our panelists predict, now that scientists have discovered a mysterious thing hidden in the moon, what it will turn out to be.

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NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with musician David Schelzel about The Ocean Blue's new album, Kings and Queens/Knaves and Thieves.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz plays a word game this week with KCRW listener Robert Wemischner of Los Angeles.

The Last Black Man in San Francisco is a whimsical elegy to a fading San Francisco. It features a score by Emile Mosseri that's exuberant and poetic, positioning music front and center in the film.

Young adult author Randy Ribay says it's tough having "a dual identity" in a world "where people want you to be one thing." His new novel explores the Philippine government's deadly war on drugs.

Protesters marched in Hong Kong Sunday, even after the government suspended an extradition bill. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Anthony Kuhn and pro-democracy legislator Charles Mok.

NPR's Noel King talks to Deborah Malac, U.S. ambassador to Uganda, about the recent deaths there from Ebola. In neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo, the death toll is higher.

We all know the feeling. You're in a rush on your way to work or to drop the kids off, and you end up hitting back-to-back-to-back red lights. Your blood…

A public meeting will be held in Salisbury tonight to discuss a Confederate statue that was recently vandalized. Attendance is expected to be so high, the…

Hundreds of thousands poured out into the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday to protest an extradition bill to China.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Ellie Geranmayeh of the European Council on Foreign Relations about how European leaders are reacting to the increasing tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Annie Lowrey of The Atlantic about the phenomenon called overtourism, which creates dangerous conditions for the environment, the locals and tourists themselves.