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Soprano Marni Nixon, shown above in June 1988, was dubbed "The Ghostess with the Mostest" in Time magazine. "Bad rhyme, but that sort of stuck," she said.

'Ghost' Soprano Marni Nixon, Who Voiced Blockbuster Musicals, Dies At 86

You might not know Marni Nixon's name, but you've probably heard her. Nixon dubbed the voices for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, Natalie Wood in West Side Story and Deborah Kerr in The King and I.

Artwork promoting William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," directed by Jerry Ruiz, for Globe for All.

The Old Globe Is Bringing Shakespeare To New Audiences

The Old Globe's arts engagement program, Globe for All, is offering free performances of "Twelfth Night," Shakespeare's comedy of disguise and mistaken identity, this month at venues throughout San Diego County.

People play at an internet cafe bar in Zhengzhou, China in 2013.

Study: China's Government Fabricates About 488 Million Social Media Posts Every Year

"The methods by which they guide public opinion are very sophisticated — they're way more sophisticated than anybody realized," Harvard professor Gary King says.

China's President Xi Jinping has enshrined himself in the constitution.

These Are The Winners In The Game Of Foreign Policy For 2017

NPR foreign correspondents weigh in on the politicians and political forces that helped shape the world in 2017.

DraftKings And FanDuel To Suspend Contests On College Sports 'Indefinitely'

The daily fantasy sites say they will cease all contests on college sports competitions, saying it is "the best path forward" for the industry.

Carole King, award-winning singer-songwriter and the recipient of the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

Carole King: The Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize In Performance At The White House

Airs Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 8 p.m. & Friday, May 31 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Albert Woodfox (center) is greeted by Robert King (right) at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center in New Orleans on Feb. 19, after his release from Louisiana State Penitentiary that day.

After Decades In Solitary, Last Of The 'Angola 3' Carry On Their Struggle

Robert King, Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace spent over 100 years combined in solitary confinement for a prison guard's death. Now that Woodfox is free, he's joining his friend King in advocacy.

Prog Rock Gets Some Respect In 'The Show That Never Ends'

David Weigel is primarily a political reporter, but in The Show that Never Ends he spins his love of prog rock into a detailed, affectionate history of a genre that's never completely gone away.

Martin Luther King Jr. with his close friend Rev. Ralph Abernathy, center, and Alabama leader Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth defied an injunction against protesting on Good Friday in 1963. They were arrested and held in solitary confinement in the Birmingham jail where King wrote his famous "Letter From Birmingham Jail."

50 Years Later, King's Birmingham 'Letter' Still Resonates

It's been five decades since Martin Luther King Jr., began writing his famous "Letter From Birmingham Jail," a response to eight white Alabama clergymen who criticized King and worried the civil rights campaign would cause violence. They called King an "extremist" and told blacks they should be patient.

Demonstrators rally in Washington, D.C., last fall against the Trump administration's travel ban, which is to be argued before the Supreme Court Wednesday.

The Supreme Court's Grand Finale: Trump's Travel Ban

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday in the long-anticipated travel ban case. It is the last argument of the term.

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