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César Magaña Linares is a temporary protected status, or TPS, holder from El Salvador. As an activist and law student, he's redefining what it means to be an immigrant, beyond the headlines.

2:Film producer/director/actor ROGER CORMAN is known as "King of the B movies." Many of today's actors and directors got their start in Corman's low budget films. He has produced or directed more than 225 (new figure) films. This month, the American Museum of the Moving Image is showing a series of films by directors who worked under Corman. Some of those who work will be featured in the New York show include Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorses and Joe Dante. The series is called "Corman's Children." Corman is president and executive producer of Concord/New Horizon, an independent film production house. At age 70, Corman is primarily producing films for the Showtime cable channel. This Saturday, his new film "Humanoids from the Deep" will debut on Showtime. In 1990, Corman's autobiography "How I Made a Hundred Movies in Hollywood and Never Lost a Dime" was published by Random House. Corman got his start in Hollywood working as a messenger for 20th Century Fox, eventually rising to the position of story analyst. That led to opportunities to screenwrite, direct and produce. (Originally aired pt 1. 8/2/90 pt 2. 8/3/90) INTV.: Actor DICK MILLER appeared in 35 of Roger Corman's film including "the original "Little Shop of Horrors" which was filmed in one night. Miller has appeared in more than 90 movies which include "Pulp Fiction," "Tales From the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight," and "The Happy Hooker goes to Hollywood."

Afghanistan is facing crisis on multiple fronts as borders are closed, farmers in the country are facing a drought and the economy is in free-fall.

Last month, the rock band Motley Crue began selling a single off a new album exclusively through the video game "Rock Band" — with great success. It's another new way for the music industry to find paying customers online.

The actor was "taken aback" by the studio's plan to revisit a story with problematic representation of dwarfs. Disney says it is taking "a different approach" to the live version.

Total Energies and Chevron say they are stopping all operations in Myanmar, citing rampant human rights abuses and deteriorating rule of law since the military overthrew the elected government.

A software engineer known to few outside Twitter has replaced the company's eccentric co-founder Jack Dorsey, famous for his long beard, love of meditation and bitcoin.

Renee Montagne talks to Lin Shao-wen, deputy director of the newsroom at China Radio International, about Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Washington.

New results from a large scientific study show that the risk of heart problems and death from the painkiller Vioxx are long-lasting. An increased risk continued even one year after patients stop taking the drug.

Day to Day's music critic reviews Alligator, the latest recording from the rock band The National.

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has ordered that any residents still in New Orleans be forcibly removed, citing the risks of toxic floodwaters. Environmental Reporter Elizabeth Shogren and Health Editor Joe Neel provide an update on the risks posed by the polluted waters.

James Ijames' adaptation of Shakespeare's play is less a tragedy than a triumphant comedy.

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While chicken prices nationwide have increased, retailers such as Costco and BJ's are still selling rotisserie chickens for under $5. That's part of a broader strategy.

Apple growers in New England are looking to hard cider as a way to beat dropping prices and foreign competition. The fermented cider was the drink of choice for the nation's founding fathers.

An innovative educational program in the Washington, D.C., jail asks incarcerated people how to stop gun violence.

The rock trio's first album since 2005 sounds as fresh and vital as a debut, but also as nuanced and skillful as the work of three players with a decade-long, inimitable rapport betwixt them.

Shamir Bailey's stripped-down, self-produced songs are brimming with self-assurance and confidence, even in the midst of anxiety and heartache.

The Nord Stream pipeline leak might be the single largest release of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Experts say it pales in comparison to ongoing methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.

A controversial new drug for ALS could add months to patients' lives – if it actually works