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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Iranian director Asghar Farhadi about his new film, A Hero. The story examines the complexity of what appears to many to be a good deed.

The New Year's Eve fire that caused a "total loss" of the Planned Parenthood building in Knoxville, Tenn., has been ruled an arson, investigators say.

In hospitals, it's standard for nurses to work a 12-hour shift. But research shows that may not be such a good idea for patients — or nurses.

Most of the victims died of hypothermia, officials said, as overnight temperatures fell to 17.6 Fahrenheit amid heavy snowfall at Pakistan's mountain resort town of Murree.

Dunst calls The Power of the Dog a cinematic love letter to her children. Maureen Corrigan reviews The Latinist, by Mark Prins. Christopher Mims goes inside the global supply chain in Arriving Today.

Woody Hoburg is one of NASA's newest astronauts, and in contention to be part of the team that goes back to the moon. So, we've invited him on to answer three questions about Dancing with the Stars.

Lawmakers passed the Electoral Count Act in 1887 after a contested election, and experts say they did a "terrible job." There may now be bipartisan support for a refresh.

If he fails to have his visa cancellation overturned and gets deported, Novak Djokovic risks missing more than one Australian Open and could be barred for up to three years.

The state's once-abundant orchid population has dwindled. Conservationists hope to change that by planting lab-grown flowers in urban areas throughout South Florida.

A New Year's Day doubling of gas prices sent shock waves through the country, sparking deadly unrest that has engulfed the Central Asian nation. But the origins of discontent run much deeper.