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Rogue One is a movie that's part of the Star Wars firmament. But it's not a Star Wars movie — it's a Star Wars story. NPR movie critic Bob Mondello explains why.

Acclaimed author Philip Roth has chosen to donate his personal book collection to the struggling Newark Public Library. But some question whether books are what make a library relevant in 2016.

Steve Inskeep talks to Zeke Emanuel, one of the architects of Obamacare, about the future of the Affordable Care Act under Donald Trump's administration. Emanuel met this week with Trump.

Police in Pasco County, Fla., aren't sure if the suspect is a man or a woman. What's unique is that the suspect drew the beard right on their face.

The Hendrix song "Voodoo Child" was playing when Mark Dodero, a former grad student at San Diego State, discovered a plant species. The plant is officially called: "Dudleya hendrixii."

Also: A report alleges U.N. officials gave arms to South Sudan rebels in 2013; some areas of Corpus Christi, Texas, can drink tap water again; and winter storms are pummeling large parts of the U.S.

It's a big week for movies, with the latest hotly anticipated Star Warsentry and a splashy musical starring Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, and a lamppost.

After an acrimonious day that led to protests and arrests, lawmakers are likely to give final approval Friday to bills that would remove executive...

What's that French phrase for a two-person meeting where you put your heads together? If you said "tete-a-tete," then you'll enjoy this final round where every answer contains at least two hyphens.

In this game, titles of recent movies are anagrammed to make new titles.

In this installment of This, That or the Other, it's the age-old question--who is Beckett Fogg? A James Bond villain, fashion designer, or pro golfer?

In this game, contestants add a letter to a common name, title, or phrase to turn one of the original words into an animal.

Project Runway fashion guru Tim Gunn reveals he would choose "Project Runway Juniors" over the original any day of the week, and shares his optimism towards the current state of the fashion industry.

By GARY D. ROBERTSON and MEG KINNARDNorth Carolina Republicans stripped the incoming Democratic governor of some of his authority on Friday and were on…

After a week of heavy fighting and shelling, evacuations have begun in the besieged city of Aleppo. A few thousand people have been able to leave, but still many are trapped in the eastern part of the Syrian city.

NPR explores the not exactly new but increasingly common use of the word "gift" as a verb.

One film shows Jackie Kennedy as a new widow; the other follows poet Pablo Neruda into exile. But don't call them biopics; Larraín says, "You can't [capture] someone's life in ... 120 minutes."

The event now gathers musicians across the U.S. and in several countries abroad. It all started in December 1974, when a tuba enthusiast organized a concert of about 300 tubas in Rockefeller Plaza.

On today's show, how a band of medieval warrior monks sworn to poverty got into the banking business and changed the way we think about money forever.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Washington Post columnist David Ignatius about the growing antagonism between the US and Russia.