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"This is a group — a population — that supports and consumes the most entertainment. But yet they have no representation, almost. I mean, we haveJane the Virgin, but where are the movies?"

Shortly before leaving office, Virginia Gov. Mark Warner ordered post-conviction reviews of thousands of old criminal files after DNA testing in 31 cases revealed that two men had been wrongly convicted decades ago. The move has re-ignited debate about large-scale review of long-settled cases.

It's been 50 years since Robert F. Kennedy's assassination. Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Kennerly, who covered his short-lived run for president, describes what it was like on the ground.

Gallaudet University for deaf students has announced a new president, Jane Fernandes. In the 18 years since the school selected its last president, much has changed for deaf people. Students know they must struggle to make their way in both the deaf and the hearing world, but technology is increasingly helping them.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Emma Knight about debut novel, The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus, which takes on the subjects of motherhood, female friendship and first love.

Superstitious gestures like knocking on wood and throwing salt might actually help people avoid what they dread, according to researchers at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. Host Scott Simon explains.

This week's two-hour mix from Metropolis host Jason Bentley features a new song from Phantogram, music from London's Metronomy, a Photek remix of Bob Marley & The Wailers, back-to-back cuts from Kaskade and much more.

Military helicopters flew overhead as the Pope celebrated Mass for some 15 thousand Catholics in a stadium.

Smith slapped Rock on the Oscars stage after the comedian made a joke at the expense of Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

The superhero actor (and now author of a novel) answers three questions about some other interesting people with a common surname.