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The question of how to treat ductal carcinoma in situ is roiling the medical profession, and making for tough choices for women. The condition may never become invasive cancer. But some women choose to have mastectomies rather than live with uncertainty.

With the first Percival Everett-inspired screen adaptation American Fiction coming to theaters starting on Dec. 15, we're taking a moment to revisit his provocative and affecting satirical novel.

Days after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated a huge swath of Japan, the nation faces immediate fears of a nuclear disaster and longer-term worries about assisting millions of people in need of food, water and shelter.

Days after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated a huge swath of Japan, the nation faces immediate fears of a nuclear disaster and longer-term worries about assisting millions of people in need of food, water and shelter.

NBC journalist Antonia Hylton spent more than a decade piecing together the history of Maryland's first segregated asylum, where Black patients were forced into manual labor. Her new book is Madness.

President Biden has $52.7 billion to invest in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing plants. But there's a big shortfall in workers for the new jobs.

Drawing on four decades of debate and analysis, this reincarnation is a remarkable departure from Alice Walker's Pulitzer-winning novel and its polarizing 1985 adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg.

Let's face it: the news in 2023 was often a grind, confronting us with war, tragedy and controversies. But there were also incredible moments of hope, kindness and joy.

Nuking the Moon is a new book that chronicles the history of unusual confidential military projects.

As part of our series commemorating films from 1999, NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with actor Haley Joel Osment about the film "The Sixth Sense."

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the Chief Creative Officer of the Disney Theatrical Group, Thomas Schumacher, about the legacy of Disney songwriter Richard Sherman.

Celebrity influencers are promoting the pricey scans to catch disease early, but a doctor argues the U.S. should focus instead on reaching everyone with proven screenings and prevention strategies.

"Power of the Dream" takes viewers behind the scenes to show how WNBA players took a stand during racial justice protests in 2020, helped elect a senator and negotiated historic pay raises.

Louisiana’s governor signed a controversial bill that will make his state the first to allow surgical castration for people found guilty of certain sex crimes against children.

Danielle Bensky, who met Jeffrey Epstein when she was a young ballerina, is speaking out against the Justice Department's decision not to release additional documents about his case.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Glenn Howerton about his new film, "BlackBerry." It's about the rise and fall of that iconic device.

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and the Brookings Institution, and John Phillips of The Orange County Register, CNN, and KABC, about the political news of the week.

Former President Jimmy Carter's work on energy efficiency and renewable energy were criticized, but it laid the groundwork for the country to address climate change now.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Halina Rejn, writer and director of the new movie Babygirl, about making an erotic thriller from the female gaze -- and whether that's really possible.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with NPR's Guy Raz about his book on successful entrepreneurs: How I Built This: The Unexpected Paths to Success from the World's Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs.