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These photos chronicle the catastrophic scale of destruction from wildfires in Southern California that started on Jan. 7., as firefighters make gains toward containment.

Director Ridley Scott has made two of the best science fiction films of modern times, Alien and Blade Runner. Prometheus is more involving than this year's summer blockbuster competition, but by the standards of the director's earlier films, it's a disappointment.

When the house where the iconic '80s baseball movie "Bull Durham" was filmed went on the market, it attracted a lot more fans than buyers.

Attorney Rene Sandler talks to NPR's A Martinez about legal representation in criminal cases involving children, after a six-year-old is accused of shooting his teacher in Newport News, Va.

Michael Moore's documentary about President Bush's war on terror -- Fahrenheit 9/11 -- has won the Palme d'Or, top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. The politically charged film explores the links between the Bush family and Saudi Arabia. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer and Los Angeles Times film critic Ken Turan.

The pandemic, migration crisis, and Congressional gridlock continue to create stumbling blocks for the Biden administration.

President Barack Obama's choice to lead the National Intelligence Council has withdrawn his agreement to serve in that position. Chas Freeman, a veteran diplomat, has accused those who opposed his selection for the job of attacking him with lies.

Commentator Bill Langworthy helps to get his nephew, Thomas, into a highly competitive Manhattan pre-school.

NPR Music's pop critic, Ann Powers, says each of her favorite albums of 2014 gave her new tools to cope with and learn from the world around her, even as that world crashed in from outside.

Congressional Republicans hope to pass a sweeping tax overhaul before Christmas, but first they'll have to resolve some major policy differences that could derail the bill.