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Critic-at-large John Powers looks at the recent work of Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin. His film Brand Upon the Brain! is now out on DVD, and his movie My Winnipeg is currently playing in theaters.

This week's bizarre news of a transatlantic traveler with tuberculosis raised questions about the microbe that causes the disease. In our regular segment "Science Out of the Box," Dr. Richard Chaisson of Johns Hopkins University explains that the TB bacterium is very slow to replicate, and this slows diagnosis, treatment and research.

Sen. Barack Obama gives his economic policy speech on the heels of Sens. Hillary Clinton and John McCain. How does his plan compare?

As voters choose between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, NPR has complete coverage of the presidential race as well as Senate and House contests. The NPR news special contains news and analysis of election returns.

On his new CD, Friendly Fire, Sean Lennon tells the story of love, friendship and betrayal. The singer and songwriter talks about how he's able to express such personal feelings in his art and music — and what it's like to be John Lennon's son.

A highlight of Peter, Bjorn and John's forthcoming Writer's Block — a concept album about the trials and tribulations of relationships — "Young Folks" is a breezy, melancholic slice of infectious pop.

This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is set review John Bolton's nomination to serve a full term as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. President Bush used what is known as a recess appointment to bypass a Senate vote and install Bolton as ambassador nearly one year ago.

Steve Martin, John Legend, William Shatner, Lucius and more join hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton for this year's All Songs Considered holiday extravaganza, which unfolds like a bad high school play.

The St. John's United Methodist Church first caught fire in February 2022. It had still been holding services in the parking lot as the sanctuary was being renovated when the second fire broke out.

Fifty years of conflict between the government and FARC rebels may soon end in Colombia. Nearly four years of negotiations in Cuba are heading toward a peace deal that could be signed next month.

Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the court's liberal bloc in a 5-4 decision issued late Friday. The lawsuit had argued that the state's limits on attendance discriminated against religion.

The first impression train travelers from the north get of Baltimore isn’t a very good one. And that makes potential investors leery of the city. The...

There are rumblings that conservatives want John Boehner ousted as House speaker for what they see as a lack of fight. But GOP leaders look ready to turn the tables on the insurgents.

John Boehner went with radical honesty at a recent college event, also calling presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz "Lucifer in the flesh."

A new documentary follows the story of two men arguing over ownership of a foot long separated from its owner.

The U.S. stock market reacted to the U.K.'s announcement that it's leaving the European Union. Repercussions from the historic decision are being felt around the world.

In Michigan, Debbie Dingell is announcing that she will run for Congress in the district represented by her husband since 1959. John Dingell recently announced his own retirement.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair visits the U.S. for talks with President Bush. The U.S.-U.K. relationship is once again under the microscope in the midst of the Israel-Lebanon crisis. Don Gonyea talks to John Prideaux, of the Economist, about criticism in the U.K. that Blair is too close to Bush.

Chauvin has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from claims he kneeled on a teenager's neck in 2017, while he is accused of kneeling on a woman's neck earlier in that year.

A top aide to Senator John McCain is taking on extra duties in the presidential campaign. Steve Schmidt will oversee day-to-day political, strategy, coalitions, scheduling and communications operations. He will report to Campaign Manager Rick Davis.