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Comedian Zahra Noorbakhsh often jokes about being a "pork-eating, alcohol-drinking, married-to-an-atheist" Muslim. But lately she finds herself wanting to connect with her religious traditions.

Writer-director Trey Edward Shults cast his own family in his home-for-Thanksgiving psychodrama. Reviewer David Edelstein says Krisha "marks the arrival of a truly adventurous, humanist filmmaker."

What most don't know is the reason why some of these monuments were erected in the first place: as a scare tactic. NPR's Dwane Brown speaks with University of Georgia history professor James Cobb.

Director Damien Chazelle's second film centers on the agony of a drummer in a high-powered music school. The movie ties you into knots: The fear of failure is omnipresent. So is the jazz vibe.

Social media companies will feel pressure from Washington, European regulators and even their own users over kids' safety and privacy, competition and election-related misinformation.

Prediction market apps are thriving in President Trump's second term, with traders betting on everything from migrant deportations to election outcomes. A look at what's driving the industry's boom.

For decades after his death, Roosevelt was regarded as a hyperactive New York swell. It wasn't until John Morton Blum published The Republican Roosevelt that Roosevelt assumed his stature as a force to be reckoned with in the Oval Office. Political historian Lewis Gould talks about the impact of Blum's study.

NPR's Don Gonyea talks with writer Lucy Sante about her memoir, "I Heard Her Call My Name," which recounts her gender transition at age 66.

Texas isn't a swing state, but both campaigns visited on Friday. Beyoncé spoke at a Harris rally focused on abortion rights, while popular podcaster Joe Rogan interviewed Trump.

The U.S. government accused Russia of trying to interfere with this year's elections and announced new steps to counter those actions.