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NPR's Scott Simon reflects on "The Virgin and Child with a Flower on a Grassy Bank," by Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer. The previously unknown drawing was unveiled this week in London.

Hollywood puts the planet in peril again with Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer. The comics were hip enough to last for more than 40 years, but the movie treatment is far from must-see cinema.

President Biden signed an executive order Wednesday on policing — two years after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer.

His clothes may have been seen by more people than any other tailor on earth. And you probably don't know his name. On Tuesday, you'll get a chance to see his work, when the President of the United States gives his State of the Union speech in a hand-made suit from Georges De Paris. NPR's Kitty Eisele talks with the man known as "Tailor to the Presidents."

The two-term Republican governor has made news over the past year for championing far-right conservative policies aimed at curbing abortion access and transgender rights.

In Toronto this weekend, a fierce battle for supremacy gets underway. At the 2003 Rock Paper Scissors World Championship, competitors face off in a tense drama pitting fist against splayed fingers against outstretched hand. See photos and a video of last year's "Final Throw."

A handful of indie labels are preserving the recorded legacy of original cast albums, at a time when the major labels are doing fewer and fewer of them. The work has not gone unnoticed at the Grammys this year, where several indie-produced albums are nominated.

Lionel Messi's quest to win the one major title to elude him had a shocking start in what may be his final World Cup, as Saudi Arabia scored twice in a five-minute span of the second half and won 2-1.

Following tradition, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands is stepping aside to give the throne to her son, Prince Willem-Alexander. Her mother did the same for her.

Jaci and Dustin Statton didn't think Oklahoma's abortion bans would affect them. They were open to having more kids. They didn't imagine Jaci would face a life-threatening pregnancy, though.