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Actor Howard Gets Good Rap for 'Hustle & Flow'

Ed Gordon talks with Terrence Howard, the star of Hustle & Flow, a new drama about a pimp trying to break into hip-hop music. The film, opening this weekend, prompted a record bidding war at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

<em>The New York Times</em> resumed publication of its series of articles based on the secret Pentagon Papers in its July 1, 1971 edition, after it was given the green light by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The latest saga of revealed U.S. secrets stirs memories of past legendary leaks

Call them whistleblowers or traitors, call their actions conscientious or unconscionable, the people who decide on their own to share classified material have often altered the course of events.

Anucha Browne Sanders Speaks Out on Knicks Case

Former New York Knicks executive Anucha Browne Sanders recently won a multimillion-dollar sexual harrassment suit against Knicks coach Isiah Thomas and Madison Square Garden, the basketball team's owner. Browne Sanders talks about Thomas, her case and why she sued.

Kristen Philman first tried methamphetamine in her early 20s, as an alternative to heroin and other opioids. When she discovered she was pregnant, she says, it was a wake-up call, and she did what she needed to do to stop using all those drugs.

Another Drug Crisis: Methamphetamine Use By Pregnant Women

As illegal meth use has made a comeback across the U.S., pregnant women have not been spared, doctors say. New research shows rural areas in the South, Midwest and West have been hit hardest.

Your Guide To Movies Coming Out This Holiday Season

Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, Hollywood always offers up lots of brightly wrapped presents. Critic Bob Mondello offers a preview of films coming this season including Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and more.

Four years after her hit debut, <em>Pure Heroine</em>, Lorde returns with a new album, <em>Melodrama</em>, out Friday.

Lorde On Dialing Out And Turning Inward

After the rush of stardom accompanying her 2013 debut, the singer felt "deeply conspicuous" working in her native New Zealand. To finish her new album, Melodrama, she let herself get lost in New York.

A woman in Times Square in New York wears a face mask against the coronavirus on Tuesday.

Coronavirus: All 50 States Report Cases; South America Has Nearly 1,000 Cases

West Virginia was the final state without any reports of the coronavirus disease, but on Tuesday evening Gov. Jim Justice announced officials have confirmed the state's first case.

The USNS Comfort, seen in 2017, is one of two U.S. Navy hospital ships, along with the USNS Mercy, that are preparing to deploy to assist medical workers expecting to grapple with an influx of patients in the weeks to come.

Coronavirus: U.S. Navy Hospital Ships To Deploy To New York, West Coast

The pair of ships, the USNS Comfort and the USNS Mercy, will help local medical workers grapple with an influx of patients. But it remains unclear precisely when they will be ready to go.

Daniel Gorham, a research engineer with the Insurance Institute for Building and Home Safety, looks for clues about how homes can survive wildfires.

Rebuilding After A Wildfire? Most States Don't Require Fire-Resistant Materials

Homeowners are rebuilding after wildfires, but many won't be required by governments to use fire-resistant materials. Without such improvements, communities face harm again with the next fire.

News Brief: Gen. Lloyd Austin, U.K. Vaccinations, Hospitals Are Filling Up

Joe Biden is expected to nominate a retired four-star general as defense chief. Vaccinations against the coronavirus have begun in the U.K. Plus, new data show how COVID-19 is stressing hospitals.

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