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Summer box office woes: Hollywood's optimistic, but movie seats are still empty

After an already-slow spring, movie theater attendance over Memorial Day Weekend was the lowest in decades, apart from 2020.

Salman Rushdie says writing <em>Knife</em> allowed him to change his relationship to the attack. "Instead of just being the person who got stabbed, I now see myself as the person who wrote a book about getting stabbed," he says.

Two nights before the attack, Salman Rushdie dreamed he was stabbed onstage

Rushdie was onstage at a literary event in 2022 when he was attacked by a man in the audience: "Dying in the company of strangers — that was what was going through my mind." His new book is Knife.

This isn't the first time the U.S. and Israel have disagreed over Gaza

The U.S. and Israel are close allies, but they've had sharp disagreements. Are the current differences over the war in Gaza a short-term dispute or a fundamental change in the relationship?

"This is the first project that we write together where we’re not romantically together,” says Maria Zardoya of The Marías.<br>

How The Marías make music after a breakup in the band

María Zardoya and Josh Conway founded The Marías as a couple. They talk to NPR's A Martinez about how their breakup has shaped their latest album, Submarine.

Books sit on a shelf at a clinic that provides abortion care on April 30, in Jacksonville, Fla. A six-week abortion ban that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed went into effect on May 1.

Why providers say abortion ban exceptions continue to cause confusion

Florida recently issued new guidance on when an abortion can be performed under exceptions, but providers say it has caused even more confusion.

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Trump-era ban on "bump stocks," simple devices that can allow automatic fire from otherwise semi-automatic guns.

Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era federal ban on bump stocks

The Supreme Court has struck down the federal ban on bump stocks, declaring that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives exceeded its authority when it banned the devices.

Charlotte the pregnant stingray swims in her aquarium in Hendersonville, N.C.

A stingray named Charlotte got pregnant — exactly how remains a mystery

The world is waiting for a stingray to give birth in the small town of Hendersonville, N.C. That's because it's not clear how she got pregrant, as there's no other stingray in the aquarium.

A Joro spider is seen in Johns Creek, Ga., on Oct. 24, 2021. Populations of the species, native to East Asia, have been growing in parts of the South and East Coast for years and many researchers think it's only a matter of time before they spread to much of the continental U.S.

Joro spiders are big and colorful, but they shouldn't be nightmare fodder

Researchers say the creatures pose little threat to humans but they are concerned about the growing prevalence of invasive species — a problem made worse by global trade and climate change.

Solar panels are installed on the roof of a home in Frankfort, Ky., in 2023. Residential solar is booming in the U.S., but customer complaints have increased even more.

Thinking about rooftop solar? 4 things to consider and how to protect yourself

The rooftop solar business is a big source of consumer complaints. The industry is working to repair its reputation. Here’s how you can protect yourself.

Palestinian Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, center, flashes a victory sign as he is surrounded by a group of Iranian lawmakers after the conclusion of the swearing-in ceremony of newly-elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the parliament in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, 30, 2024.

The killing of a top Hamas leader brings new uncertainties about cease-fire talks

Hamas called Haniyeh's death "a dangerous event" that would have repercussions across the region. Israeli officials said they had no comment.

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