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Jimmy Stewart as Jefferson Smith in <em>Mr. Smith Goes to Washington</em>, directed by Frank Capra, 1939.

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  • Movies

25 hours? Before Cory Booker, there was 'Mr. Smith'

In 1939, the character of Mr. Smith — played by Jimmy Stewart — spent 25 hours on the Senate floor railing against corruption.

April 02, 2025
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  • Bob Mondello
John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres,<em> Jamese Jefferson and Gloria Bollock</em>, 1992, acrylic on Hydrocal plaster life cast

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  • Fine Art

This art exhibition is 'divisive' or 'eye-opening' — it depends who you ask

A new White House executive order says the exhibition is an example of how the Smithsonian portrays "American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive."

April 02, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Val Kilmer poses for a portrait, Jan. 9, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn.

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  • Pop Culture

Val Kilmer, 'Top Gun' star with an intense approach, dies at 65

Val Kilmer died from pneumonia. He had recovered after a 2014 throat cancer diagnosis that required two tracheotomies.

April 02, 2025
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Signage and flowers are placed on a tree next to where ICE agents apprehended Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Öztürk on March 25 in Somerville, Mass.

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  • National

Legal scholar sees immigrant arrests as a 'struggle for the soul of the country'

As ICE agents arrest international students at campuses across the U.S., professor Daniel Kanstroom discusses the law — and the human cost. He says the round-ups are designed to "send a message."

April 02, 2025
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  • Tonya Mosley
Actor Val Kilmer died Tuesday at age 65. He's pictured above in the 1999 film <em>At First Sight.</em>

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  • Movies

Appreciating the many onscreen moods of Val Kilmer

More than a hundred roles in a nearly four-decade career let Val Kilmer explore a wealth of human experience.

April 02, 2025
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  • Bob Mondello

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  • Book Reviews

10 books we're looking forward to this spring

A famed graphic novelist returns! A Southern-gothic crime-thriller inspired by The Godfather! An extremely in depth biography of Mark Twain! And more!

April 02, 2025
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  • Andrew Limbong
Left to right: Alana Arenas (Morgan), Kara Young (Aziza), Harry Lennix (Solomon), LaTanya Richardson Jackson (Claudine), Glenn Davis (Junior) and Jon Michael Hill (Naz) perform in a Broadway production of the play <em>Purpose</em>, written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by Phylicia Rashad.

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  • Theater

A civil rights leader's family airs its dirty laundry on Broadway in 'Purpose'

"Purpose" by playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, now on Broadway under the direction of longtime actress Phylicia Rashad, explores the generational conflicts in the civil rights movement.

April 01, 2025
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  • Michel Martin and
  • Olivia Hampton
Angela Farre Palacin, 87, adds thyme to the boiling water for <em>sopa de farigola</em>, a traditional soup in Catalonia, Spain.

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  • Global Health

Thyme for some healing soup recipes from around the world

Every culture has its own special soup. The belief is that a bowl will make you feel better if you're feeling under the weather, hung over or just in need of a pick-me-up.

April 01, 2025
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  • Vicky Hallett and
  • Recipes edited by Genevieve Villamora
Ahmad Dwikat, a Palestinian worker, inspects bars of soap stacked to dry before packing them at a soap factory in the West Bank city of Nablus, on March 1.

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  • Middle East

Palestinian soap gets UNESCO recognition as Israel's military operation closes in

An age-old Palestinian tradition of making soap in the Israeli-occupied West Bank was recognized by UNESCO. A visit to one factory tells you why.

April 01, 2025
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  • Kat Lonsdorf

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  • Book News & Features

6 tales of mystery and mishap — all hitting book stores on April Fools' Day

New on the shelves this week: An obit writer writes — and drunkenly publishes — his own obituary. A Hungarian teen stumbles into adulthood. And geriatric sleuth Vera Wong returns.

April 01, 2025
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  • Colin Dwyer
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the main source of federal funding for libraries.

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  • Politics

Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave

The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave Monday morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.

March 31, 2025
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  • Andrew Limbong
The Netflix series <em>Adolescence</em> follows Jamie (Owen Cooper), a 13-year-old accused of murdering a girl from his school. Co-creator and star Stephen Graham plays Jamie's father, Eddie. Graham says he read about similar crimes and wanted to know: "Why is this happening?"

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  • Television

'Adolescence' co-creator says 'maybe we're all accountable' for youth violence

The Netflix series follows a 13-year-old accused of murdering a girl from his school. Co-creator and star Stephen Graham says he read about similar crimes and wanted to know: "Why is this happening?"

March 31, 2025
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  • Sam Briger
A young woman wearing headphones walks past a billboard advertisement for YouTube in 2019 in Berlin, Germany.

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  • Television

Older viewers are turning to YouTube. It's recently led me back to some favorite shows

Plus, Kevin Bacon plays a bounty hunter in The Bondsman starting Thursday, and a new medical drama premieres on Netflix.

March 31, 2025
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  • Eric Deggans
A Cesar Chavez button is seen in El Paso, Texas, during a celebration of the civil rights leader on March 31, 2000.

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  • Arts & Life

Cesar Chavez Day celebrates a lifetime fight for justice for farmworkers

Cesar Chavez Day celebrates the life and legacy of the labor rights icon.

March 31, 2025
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  • Alana Wise
Prior to the Eaton Fire in January 2025, the Zane Grey Estate was a beloved historical and cultural landmark — the former home of Western novelist Zane Grey.

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  • History

Beloved historic landmarks navigate an uncertain future after the LA fires

In Pasadena, The Gamble House was in a fire evacuation zone and its custodians are trying to safeguard its future. In Altadena, only concrete walls are left from the former home of novelist Zane Grey.

March 31, 2025
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  • Chloe Veltman
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