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Shyamala Gopalan figures large in Vice President Harris' life story — and her motivation to break barriers in politics.

Venezuelans attempt to tackle the massive oil slicks that are clogging up one of South America's largest bodies of inland water — by using human hair.

The Poetry Out Loud contest is kind of like a poetry spelling bee. Kids from across the country compete at reciting their chosen poems, and the winner takes home a prize of $20,000.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Joan Chen. The actor is getting Oscar buzz for the new film, "Dìdi," in which Chen plays the mother of a Taiwanese-American skater kid in the Bay Area.

If the Russian president continues to burn through his reserves of oil and gas money, ordinary people will become a threat to his power, according to one outspoken activist.

California accuses oil companies of misleading the public on the dangers of fossil fuels for decades. The state demands they help fund recovery efforts after climate change-fueled disasters.

Usually around this time, Hollywood is talking about how to keep its box office momentum going. This year, January was so lackluster that studios had to jump-start moviegoing from scratch.

Rasha Kowalewski was struck by the extra care a nurse gave her mom, which allowed Kowalewski to experience a moment of comfort during one of the hardest times of her life.

The latest album by Korean pop group Stray Kids debuted at the top of this week's Billboard 200 chart, and another K-pop sensation, Jimin from BTS, landed at No. 2. Shaboozey keeps the week's top song.

Many studios and viewers cling to longstanding conventions around using a posh-sounding British accent for ancient characters — even though this defies logic. Absolutely no one spoke English in Rome.