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Judge calls it "the sentence the defendant deserves."

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to David Meyer, a sociology professor at the University of California, Irvine, about the historical use of the sit-in and its origins as a form of political expression.

With so many acting cabinet secretaries who do not need Senate confirmation many Republican Senators are concerned the Trump administration is weakening their advice and consent Constitutional role.

A big-screen adaptation of John le Carre's classic espionage novel casts Gary Oldman as George Smiley, the spy called back from retirement to unearth a traitor in his own agency. (Recommended)

John Chuldenko, a grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, is shining a light on the White House vinyl collection, which is outdated. The last records were added in 1980.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice begins a weeklong trip to Europe, where she is expected to defend U.S. tactics regarding terrorism suspects. Before she left, Rice responded to allegations that the CIA has flown terror suspects through European airports and is holding detainees in secret.

The Senate is considering a $108 billion supplemental spending bill that includes record amounts for fighting the war in Iraq. Some lawmakers are insisting that, as long as the money is going to be spent, the least they can do is debate the wisdom of the war.

Pizzarelli is known as one of jazz's great chord soloists, as well as an extraordinary rhythm player. Now 83, Pizzarelli was recently honored by the New York Public Library as one of its speakers at the "Duke Jazz Talks," an interview series in which he performed with his son, John Pizzarelli.

81-year-old jazz giant Herbie Hancock, Meryl Streep, Cyndi Lauper and John Legend were among stars to celebrate Mitchell in an event ahead of the Grammys on Sunday night.

The new movie Mr. and Mrs. Smith stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as a married, gun-toting couple. Reviewer Bob Mondello says it's a reasonably amusing summer picture, if you can put your critical mind in neutral.

A judge ordered lawyer and Trump ally John Eastman to give records to Congress' Jan. 6 committee, saying that Trump and Eastman's plan amounted to a "coup in search of legal theory" on Jan. 6.

Twenty-five years after his death, it's still difficult to get many people not to think of Keith Moon as just a hard-drinking, lunatic rock star who would smash his drum set on stage or destroy a hotel room. But his biographer, Tony Fletcher, says The Who's legendary drummer should be remembered as the man who forever changed the sound of rock 'n' roll. On Weekend Edition Sunday, NPR's Liane Hansen talks to the author and bandmate Roger Daltrey about Moon's legacy.

Set in the Cold War era, the espionage thriller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy spotlights a retired security agent's mission to uncover a Russian spy within Britain's MI6. David Edelstein says the movie is thrilling, creepy and full of "faces you'll love to study."

If you had a minute with Rep. John Boehner, soon to be House Speaker, what would you tell him about health care? Egg him on in trying to repeal the law, urge him to reverse course, or suggest he focus on something else?

Every year, the Librarian of Congress announces 25 sound recordings to be preserved for posterity. Picks for 2023 include music by Queen Latifah, Daddy Yankee, John Lennon, Mariah Carey and more.

Reaction is divided to a New York Times article that explored alleged ethics violations by Sen. John McCain, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination.

The Pentagon has issued a new interrogation manual on how to deal with detainees. It strictly limits how interrogators can question military prisoners, including those the Bush administration calls "unlawful combatants." Administration officials had previously said that those prisoners -- who don't wear uniforms or fight under a recognized military -- were not entitled to the Geneva Convention's protections for prisoners of war.

One day before Feb. 5, Barack Obama is stressing his ability to attract non-traditional votes from independents, first-time voters and even Republicans — trying to contrast himself with Hillary Clinton.

Democratic candidate Barack Obama announced Thursday he won't take part in the public-finance system for the presidential campaign. Obama becomes the first candidate in a general election to opt out of the primary system.

The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break-in with an exhibition of 25 objects featuring prominent people involved in the scandal.