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The Oscars are this weekend. We look at this year’s stars, standouts, snark-fests and showdowns with top movie critics. Pass the popcorn.

Republican senators were in full party mode in Saturday Night Live's cold open, the day of Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation. Here's a look at the show's political parodies this week.

How do we discuss sexual assault and consent with teenage boys? A Jewish organization based near Philadelphia has developed a program to discuss difficult topics such as this in an all-male setting.

Michael Cramer is the town manager for Carolina Beach, the largest beach town New Hanover County, N.C. He talks with Steve Inskeep about hurricane preparations.

Marty Walsh has been confirmed as labor secretary. The two-term mayor of Boston is also a former union leader — the first one to run the Labor Department in roughly half a century.

The War Crimes Act covers combat offenses committed by people who are not active military personnel. NPR has obtained a draft copy of the administration's proposed changes, which would exclude "humiliating and degrading treatment" from the category of war crimes.

For more than 50 years, Dorothy Stebbins has been a Volunteer Weather Watcher, measuring rainfall in Ohio for the flood control district. Now the 96-year-old is turning her duties over to her son.

Cleveland's new Urban Forestry Commission serves a similar purpose as the Tree Commission, but gives the commission authority to advise Mayor Justin Bibb and city council on tree canopy policy and projects.

A conspiratorial film claiming liberal activists are stuffing ballot drop boxes with fraudulent votes has been repeatedly debunked, but some Republicans are mobilizing around its false claims.

In his new memoir, An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist, the Oxford scientist reveals for the first time intimate details about his life — some of which are quite startling. Reviewer J.P. O'Malley says the book is "a fascinating account" of one man's quest for answers.