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Movie stills from C<em>ha Cha Real Smooth, Fire Island, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, The Princess, Thor: Love and Thunder</em>, and <em>NOPE</em>.

These are the summer movies NPR critics are looking forward to

The Bob's Burgers Movie, Jordan Peele's Nope, and Fire Island with Bowen Yang and Joel Kim Booster are all on our critics' lists.

Here's what really happened during the abortion drug's approval 24 years ago

Here's what really went down when the FDA originally approved mifepristone in 2000.

Long COVID — lingering symptoms that can follow a COVID diagnosis — plagues millions of Americans. It may be less likely after a second bout of COVID than after a first. For those living with it, it can be debilitating. Judy Schafer, 58, met with a group of other women with long COVID via Zoom, at her home in Seattle, Wash., in January.

You're less likely to get long COVID after a second infection than a first

The chances of developing lingering symptoms after COVID appears to fall sharply from the first to the second time someone gets sick, new research finds. The risk is still significant.

The U.S. Chocolate Master, Christophe Rull is creating his masterpiece called "Ocean," which represents a manta robot that cleans and collects plastic in the ocean and transforms it into renewable energy, Oct. 07, 2021.

San Marcos pastry chef wins US Chocolate Master title

A local pastry chef is now crowned "America's Chocolate King."

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley in the Universal Studios Florida theme park is pictured here in June 2014. This world will once again be brought to life on screen as a television series executive produced by author J.K. Rowling.

'Harry Potter' books will be adapted into a decade-long TV series

Each season will be based on one book in the beloved series by controversial author J.K. Rowling, and the cast will be different from the films. Some fans are unhappy about Rowling's involvement.

Ken Barcus, NPR's Midwest bureau chief, died today at age 67. He took great pride in countering stereotypes of the Midwest and in mentoring scores of young reporters. He's pictured here in September 2018.

Remembering NPR's Ken Barcus, a tough editor with a big heart

Ken Barcus, longtime Midwest bureau chief on NPR's National Desk, has died at age 67. He took great pride in countering stereotypes of the Midwest and in mentoring scores of young reporters.

Hospice provides vital end-of-life support and palliative care to terminally ill patients. But it's costing Medicare billions. A new approach would eliminate waste in the program.

Medicare tests a solution to soaring hospice costs: Let private insurers run it

The end-of-life benefit costs billions a year. A new approach aims to eliminate waste and weed out bad actors, while making the care more inviting to those who most need it.

Tomika Miller weeps over her husband Rayshard Brooks as his coffin is closed at the conclusion of his public viewing at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Monday.

Rayshard Brooks' Funeral Held At Church Where Martin Luther King Jr. Preached

"Rayshard Brooks wasn't just running from the police. He was running from a system that makes slaves out of people," the historic church's pastor says. Brooks was fatally shot by police in Atlanta.

Protesters hand out flyers pushing for benefits for hair and makeup workers at The Atlanta Opera.

These hair and makeup workers want to unionize. Their case could have a big impact

Hair and makeup workers at the Atlanta Opera want to collectively bargain. But the opera is arguing that the workers are independent contractors, and not employees.

United States flags flutter in the breeze above shops in Ballina town center on April 7 as the town prepares to welcome President Biden in County Mayo, his ancestral home.

In Ireland, Biden is on a diplomatic and deeply personal mission

President Biden's trip marking the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement is part diplomacy and part homecoming.

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