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NCAA basketball fans often strive to rattle free throw shooters — but, for commentator Frank Deford, few efforts match Arizona State's Curtain of Distraction, which he sums up as: "shock and awful."

Britney Spears supporters gathering outside a Los Angeles courthouse before her June 23rd testimony.

Britney Spears Can Choose Her Own Lawyer In Conservatorship Case, A Judge Has Ruled

Former federal prosecutor Mathew Rosengart will now represent the pop star in the fight over her conservatorship.

Angaleena Presley Takes Aim At Nashville On 'Wrangled'

Presley makes a passionate, pointed plea about the current state of country music on her new album. Critic Ken Tucker says that despite its melodramatic nature, Wrangled is subtle, nuanced and clever.

Legal Analysis On Bill Cosby's Mistrial, Not Guilty Verdict In Philando Castile Case

University of North Carolina law school professor Joseph Kennedy and former Maryland state attorney Glenn Ivey discuss developments in the Philando Castile verdict and Bill Cosby's mistrial.

'Grief Cottage': A Ghost Story About Loneliness, Loss And Affection

Gail Godwin has a new book out called Grief Cottage. NPR's Scott Simon asks her about it, about getting older and about ghosts.

Shirin Neshat is an Iranian-born visual artist who has made her home country's turbulent history the subject of high art. The Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C., is hosting a retrospective of her work. Above, Neshat's 1999<em> Rapture Series.</em>

Artist Shirin Neshat Captures Iran's Sharp Contrasts In Black And White

The Iranian-born visual artist has made her home country's turbulent history the subject of high art. The Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C., is hosting a retrospective of her work.

Astronomer Chris Impey examines the possibilities of the universe in his new book <em>Beyond</em>. "I like the idea that the universe — the boundless possibility of 20 billion habitable worlds — has led to things that we can barely imagine," he says. In the 1970s, NASA Ames conducted several space colony studies, commissioning renderings of the giant spacecraft which could house entire cities.

The Great 'Beyond': Contemplating Life, Sex And Elevators In Space

Astronomer Chris Impey discusses the future of space travel, sex in space and the connection between science and Buddhism. Impey is the author of Beyond: Our Future in Space.

FBI Director Christopher Wray arrives to testify during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. Thursday.

FBI Director Christopher Wray Defends His Agency On Capitol Hill

The director spoke to the House Judiciary Committee just days after President Trump said the FBI's reputation was the "worst in history!"

'Three Billboards' Is a Vigilante-Revenge Thriller That Goes Off The Rails

Frances McDormand is a woman seeking justice for her murdered daughter in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. David Edelstein calls the film "fascinating, then perplexing, then annoying."

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., is part of a group of Democrats up for reelection in 2022 pushing for eliminating the gas tax for the rest of the year to address higher prices at the pump.

Senate Democrats want to fight inflation, but there are limits to what they can do

Some are looking to a gas tax holiday to bring relief to consumers faced with skyrocketing prices.

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