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Carl Hancock Rux began his career in the arts as a spoken-word poet. He has ambitiously matured into an author, musician and playwright. Rux discusses his new novel, Asphalt, and his CD, Apothecary Rx.

When it comes to awards in theater or television or dance or literature, Frank Deford observes, candidates don't worry about losing out because of a personal flaw. Only sports applies that off-the-field standard.

The film premieres on HBO Saturday.

The Air National guardsman is facing six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information, according to the Department of Justice.

Tuesday night's guest star just wants to have some fun behind the Tiny Desk. She'll revisit her classics and perform new songs from her album Threads.

A powerful cyclone in East Africa has left tens of thousands of people homeless.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener, Karen Brock, and puzzlemaster, Will Shortz.

As the Earth warms up, rising sea levels will increase the threat of storm surges and flooding. In some places, that will make exisiting problems worse. Venice, Italy, offers a glimpse at what may lie ahead. A major engineering project aims to protect it from the rising sea, but most Venetians seem to take high water in stride.

For Brig. Gen. William Grimsley, down time for reading does not necessarily mean a break from the battlefield. The deputy commanding general of the Army's fourth infantry division tends to choose heavy nonfiction about combat, wars and world history when he reads. He shares his summer reading list.