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Back in 1983, All Things Considered host Susan Stamberg asked a young moviegoer to give us a "sneak preview" of "Return of the Jedi." The flood of complaints from listeners led to on-air apology.

The UN Security Council may soon approve an international intervention for Haiti, as gangs continue solidify their control over the country and civilians pay a heavy price.

The scene is a safe house somewhere in Britain. And the players are British intelligence agents, diplomats, and one lean, white-haired Libyan man named Moussa Koussa. He's Libya's foreign minister, a senior member of Moammar Gadhafi's embattled regime. Koussa flew to England Wednesday, and the British say he's resigned his post and defected — and that they've spent the day debriefing him.

A police shooting sparked unrest this weekend in Chicago. There were conflicting accounts of whether the officer acted appropriately, and community leaders are calling for an investigation.

Republican lawmakers in Georgia are advancing a bill that would require police to help identify undocumented immigrants and detain them for deportation.

Nominations for the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday. The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on September 15.

Democrats and donors wanted to see how President Biden handled unscripted questions after a disastrous debate fueled party anxiety about whether he should stay on the ticket.

Thousands of students remain on college campuses nationwide even after the colleges and universities shifted to online classes.

Music students at several CMS schools got exclusive concerts from members of the Sphinx Virtuosi, an orchestra dedicated to increasing access and representation for Black and Latino musicians in the world of classical music.

The world population has topped 8 billion — but the growth rate is slowing. What does this mean for the decades to come?

A study shows that breast cancer rates are rising dramatically among Asian Americans. Researchers are not sure why, but this group is catching up with rates among white women.

NASA still is not sure when two astronauts might come home in Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft.

Chinese and American officials meet in Sweden for the latest in a series of ongoing trade talks. The talks come after President Trump announced a new trade deal with the European Union.

Gov. Josh Stein announced the 2025 North Carolina Award winners. This year’s honorees include artists, authors, a coach and a civil rights attorney — with strong ties to western North Carolina.

One of the world's oldest and busiest subway systems has ground to halt. London Underground workers are on strike, leaving some 4 million commuters stranded.

OpenAI is preventing people from making AI videos of King on its Sora app after the estate of the civil rights leader complained about the spread of offensive and vulgar portrayals.

The French Open started with a tearful farewell to the phenomenon that was Rafael Nadal — 14 time winner in Paris.

A Virginia construction project threatens nesting sea birds. Now, the governor has announced he will protect the birds in light of Trump Administration rollbacks to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

China is conducting big military drills that encircle the island of Taiwan on Tuesday, demonstrating its ability to blockade Taiwan completely.

Cases of the flu have started to decline, according to the CDC, but flu season isn't over yet. We bust some common myths on ways to avoid catching the virus.