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This year's European Film Award for best movie was won by an unknown Austrian, who beat out established directors like Pedro Almodovar and Ken Loach. The Lives of Others is set in the former East Germany. It's about a Stasi agent who has a change of heart about his country's repressive regime — in part because of a beautiful piece of music.

Alaska's capital is usually crammed with tourists who come to see glaciers. After flooding from a melting glacier, attributed to climate change, many wonder if the tourist attraction is threatened.

The Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip is causing people to panic, says Ahmed Abu Hamda, a news producer for foreign news organizations, including NPR. He says that Monday's air attacks went on almost continuously from midnight to 7 a.m., but after that it wasn't as heavy.

Employers added a whopping 339,000 jobs in May, far above expectations, according to a report from the Labor Department on Friday. The unemployment rate rose to 3.7%, from 3.4% in April.

On the new album Glad Rag Doll, Krall reimagines Prohibition-era songs, which she first heard as a child on weekend visits to her grandparents' house.

Altogether, more than 4.4 million voters have already cast in-person and absentee ballots. The last chance for registered North Carolina voters to cast ballots in this year's contests is Tuesday, Election Day.

With treasury yields near historic lows, and cash and money markets yielding almost nothing, investors are putting their money in stocks. Analysts say the Federal Reserve's efforts to keep interest rates extremely low are a key driver.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and puzzlemaster Will Shortz play this week's puzzle with Al Nyquist of Wolverine Lake, Mich.

The Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries is hosting a series of meetings to train fishermen on the use of the Observer Trip Scheduling System (OTSS).

Since the Flybridge LLC proposal was first introduced, the community has spoken out against the approval of a multifamily complex that could house about 800 people at maximum capacity, citing concerns over traffic, schools and the environment.