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‘I cannot believe it’: Alex Palou of Spain cruises to victory at the Indianapolis 500
Alex Palou, of Spain, celebrates after winning the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. Michael Conroy/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Conroy/AP Alex Palou of Spain...
Paul W. Downs Reveals The Hilarious Way Cher Turned Down A Cameo Appearance On ‘Hacks’
Despite the Hacks creative team’s best efforts, it seems Cher did not, ahem, believe in the need for her cameo role on the HBO Max comedic satire. Earlier this...
‘I am Roman,’ Pope Leo says, as he becomes the bishop of Rome
Pope Leo XIV presides over a Mass in the St. John Lateran Basilica, formalizing his role as bishop of Rome in Rome on Sunday. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption toggle...
How ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Hula Danced Its Way To A Record Memorial Day Weekend At The Box Office: $183M U.S., $341.7M WW
It was clear that Disney had a hit on its hands back at CinemaCon, when a sizzle reel showed Stitch popping up in several Mouse House movies. That was...
‘The Paper’s Domhnall Gleeson Is “Delighted” He Listened To Steve Carell, John Krasinski’s Support
With his upcoming debut in the Peacock spin-off series The Paper, Domhnall Gleeson had some support from a few OG The Office stars. At the premiere of their new...
Alan Yentob Dead: Arts Figures Pay Tribute To Influential BBC Arts Producer Following Death Aged 78
Tributes from across the UK’s arts and cultural landscape have been paid to long-serving BBC producer Alan Yentob, following his death aged 78. Yentob’s wife Philippa Walker paid tribute...
Trump again blasts Harvard over international students as judge blocks revocation
People walk through the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 17. Sophie Park/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Sophie Park/Getty Images North America President...
Mumbai’s iconic pav bread might soon be toast
A baker holds up a loaf of pav freshly baked at the Yazdani Bakery in Mumbai. A government plan to ban wood-fired ovens in bakeries as a way to...
Breaking Baz @ Cannes:  “Even if I’m fired,I stay!” Declares Defiant Thierry Frémaux; Festival Victors Dance The Night Away After Strongest Selection In Years 
Thierry Frémaux, the Delegate Général of the Cannes Film Festival, is propping up the Majestic Beach’s main bar. The joint’s buzzing, the victors being lionized after what has been...
‘Gone Girl’ Actress Rosamund Pike Recalls Mugging Ordeal When She Was “Punched In Face For Her Phone”
Gone Girl actress Rosamund Pike has described her “15 minutes of hell” after she was punched in the face on a London street, and had her mobile phone stolen. ...
Inside Ukraine’s last maternity ward in a region surrounded by Russian forces
Anastasia, 24, with her daughter, born the previous day, in a room at the Sloviansk City Clinical Hospital, on March 28. Anton Shtuka for NPR hide caption toggle caption...
The world witnessed George Floyd’s murder. 5 years later, what has changed?
Five years after George Floyd's death sparked worldwide protests over police brutality and racism, NPR's Michel Martin reflects on Morning Edition's return to Minneapolis to examine what has changed.(Image...