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Marlon Brando in the film The Godfather (1972). Producers worried that at 47 he was difficult, and past his prime, but he won (and then declined) an Oscar for Best Actor.

'The Godfather' bridged old and new Hollywood to save American moviegoing

On its 50th Anniversary, The Godfather is one of the most influential and respected films in Hollywood history. But that outcome didn't seem likely at its premiere.

A signed copy of Emancipation Proclamation.

To Celebrate Juneteenth, Listen To A Reading Of The Emancipation Proclamation

To mark Juneteenth, NPR staff members read the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth — the celebration to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States — is now a federal holiday.

News Brief: Inauguration Is A Day Away, Confirmation Hearings, Migrant Caravan

It's President Trump' last full day in office. Senate panels consider five of President-elect Biden's cabinet nominees. Thousands of Honduran immigrants cross into Guatemala trying to reach the U.S.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the legal blows it has taken, are central to the current political fight over voting access.

How The Voting Rights Act Came To Be And How It's Changed

The most effective civil rights legislation in U.S. history has been upended by two recent Supreme Court decisions. States are moving to pass new voting restrictions nationwide.

Mourners remember 'pastor's pastor' and WWII veteran Matthew Southall Brown Sr.

The decorated war veteran and retired pastor was among the first African Americans to desegregate the military and fight during World War II.

Mark Garrett, a fire information officer, examines a sequoia tree during a media tour of Lost Grove as the KNP Complex Fire burns about 15 miles away on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Sequoia National Park, Calif.

Thousands of giant sequoias killed in California wildfires

Sequoia National Park says lightning-sparked wildfires in the past two years have killed a minimum of nearly 10,000 giant sequoia trees in California.

Alison Dreith stands in front of her barn in southern Illinois on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Dreith works remotely for the Midwest Access Coalition, which pays for "practical support" for women seeking abortions. That includes things like air fare, gas money, hotel rooms or child care. Says Dreith, "I'm kind of a freak out first, calm down later kind of person is the big energy I have. So I really appreciate that I have something — no pun intended — like, really practical to do."

Abortion resistance braces for demands of a post-Roe future

When desperate people can’t obtain abortions near home — when they need plane tickets, bus fare, babysitters — they reach out to groups like the Midwest Access Coalition.

Martin Luther King Jr. addresses the crowd at the March On Washington D.C., on Aug. 28, 1963.

Poetry Challenge: Honor MLK By Describing How You Dream A World

As we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, Morning Edition asks for you to write a poem that starts with the words "I dream a world."

Line safety director Joe Labak marks a falling branch hazard in the Trail of 100 Giants of Sequoia National Forest, Calif., as the Windy Fire burns on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021.

Thousands Fight Wildfires Threatening California's Sequoias

Growing armies of firefighters are battling wildfires in the heart of California’s sequoia country.

When it comes to fighting inflation, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has said, "We will keep at it until we are confident the job is done."

Financial markets are a mess around the world. Fingers are pointing at the Fed

Customarily, the Fed and other central banks do as much as they can to keep markets calm. This time they're the reason behind the volatility.

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