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Authorities in Louisiana are scrambling to evacuate the most vulnerable people out of life-threatening conditions left by Hurricane Ida. They're being taken to places with power, water and food.

The new movie Batman Begins. follows the trend of many other recent comic book based movies; it delves into the psychology of the main character. This prequel to other films in the Batman franchise explains how Bruce Wayne became Batman.

Julie Klausner talks about what makes the comedy podcast such an appealing form for comedians. Is it the connection with the audience? The creative freedom? The loose conversations? (Spoiler alert: Yes.)

Twelve million immigrants passed through Ellis Island before it closed as an inspection station in 1954. The museum is expanding to tell the history of immigration to the U.S. in more recent decades.

Long-planned NATO exercises in Norway are preparing troops for arctic warfare — but they are taking place just miles from the Russian border, as tensions simmer over Ukraine.

TV historian David Bianculli worries that the death of analog television isn't politically neutral: It threatens to leave the neediest viewers in the Dark Ages.

The Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics Friday night to maintain their perfect record. NPR's Scott Simon and Tom Goldman talk about the team's winning streak.

Director Sam Raimi and star James Franco can't provide enough pizzazz to carry Oz the Great and Powerful aloft. Their effects-heavy prequel to 1939's Wizard of Oz serves up a long-winded answer to a question most probably weren't asking.

For years, the Kremlin has been cracking down on the internet. It has banned Facebook and Instagram. Now, it's pushing a new app called "Max" for a wide range of internet services.

Deportations have jumped in recent years. And increasingly, those cases — like that of Maria Isabel de la Paz — are being handled by federal agents at the border, not by immigration courts.