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The actor took home the trophy for best supporting actor, winning for his performance as a fisherman named Frank Rossi. Marlee Matlin, the first Deaf person to win an Oscar, plays his wife.

The woman and her baby died after Wednesday's strike, one of dozens of recent attacks on Ukraine's health system. U.N. groups warn it is running "dangerously low" on oxygen and medical supplies.

The notions of freedom, democracy and free speech are sometimes difficult for adults to comprehend and express. NPR's Neva Grant visits a group of eighth-graders trying to make sense of the First Amendment. It's part of Morning Edition "Citizen Student" series on civics education.

The EU chief concedes that that getting all 27 member countries — some of them highly dependent on Russia for energy supplies — to agree on oil sanctions will be extremely difficult.

The American Pediatric Surgical Association's endorsement stands out because it comes from surgeons who treat some of the youngest victims of gun violence in the United States.

Country singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver has lived through some hard times, but nothing compares to the past three years. In that time, his mother, wife and son all died. Then Shaver suffered a massive heart attack. NPR's Bob Edwards interviews Shaver about his new CD and the therapeutic benefit of writing songs.

Valentino is a star who shines in the firmament of haute couture — he dressed Audrey Hepburn, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Gwyneth Paltrow. But the story of the man is really the story of a relationship that's lasted throughout his 45-year career.

Some say the art market is even riskier for potential investors than the stock market. A panel of experts takes on the topic in the latest Intelligence Squared U.S. debate.

Mark Jordan Legan reviews two films out this week: the long-awaited Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull starring Harrison Ford and the political satire War, Inc. starring John Cusack.

Reviewer Alan Cheuse offers his annual recommendations for holiday gift-giving. This year's list includes novels of travel on Earth and in space, new versions of tales from the Bible, Africa and Mesopotamia, and collections of poetry and song.