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Author Walter Kirn has seen two of his seven books make it to the big screen, including a recent adaptation of his 2005 novel Up In The Air. Kirn joins host Terry Gross to reflect on his book and the great American airplane culture.

In a profile of the iconic 94-year-old singer for AARP The Magazine,Bennett's wife says he was diagnosed in 2016. While the disease progressed, he recorded a new album of duets with Lady Gaga.

In his new book, Final Countdown Pat Duggins recounts the controversial history of the shuttle program, which has been marred by two fatal disasters and exorbitant costs.

In his new novel, Engleby, Sebastian Faulks keeps readers off balance as he traces the life of Mike Engleby, a cold, detached man who is suspected of an unsolved murder. Eventually the crime comes back to haunt him, and repressed memories bubble to the surface.

Authorities didn't say which Pokemon card Vinath Oudomsine allegedly bought with the federal funds, but rare Pokemon cards have sold for tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Daily life in 17th century London comes alive again -- online -- through the diary of Samuel Pepys. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Phil Gyford about a project to put a literary and historical classic on the World Wide Web -- one day at a time.

The automakers' ads will suggest people consider carpooling or cycling instead of driving. The new rules, beginning in March, come as the country is trying to cut down on its carbon emissions.

Give it up for this as a peak experience: a stolen moment with some ice cream. It might just come down to that, and that's probably an idea worth savoring. The Wood Brothers, anchored by Medeski, Martin & Wood bassist Chris Wood, combine simplicity with metaphysics.

Monhegan Island, off the state's central coast, has only 50 year-round residents. Monhegan Island School has seven students this year, ages five through 12.

The jurors found Balwani guilty on all 12 counts of defrauding both Theranos investors and the patients.