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Dark wedding comedy 'The Drama' has a provocative premise — but it never commits

Early on, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson's new movie The Drama takes a turn. We're talking about it here: spoilers ahead.

The IRS says it processed 11.7 million tax returns in the first week of the 2025 filing season. Here, carts loaded with documents are seen at an IRS processing facility in Austin, Texas, last September.

Where is my tax refund? A quick guide to navigating the 2025 tax filing season

If the IRS owes you a tax refund, it should come within 3 weeks of filing. And in a change, 25 states are now participating in the IRS's free online filing program.

'The Dictionary Story' is a kids' book that defies definition

Dictionary wants to bring her pages to life but then a hungry alligator chasing a donut crashes into a queen who slips on some soap and chaos ensues. Can Dictionary put herself back together again?

The girl who defied Hitler

In an election year, what does it mean to stand up against your own peers for what you think is right? We look to the story of a young German girl and a movement that defied Hitler.

Google starts deleting Gmail accounts that have been inactive for over two years

Google has begun deleting accounts that haven't been used for 2 years. NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Richard Lawler of the Verge about it.

A seven-day "HeatRisk" map from the National Integrated Heat Health Information System shows much of the Eastern U.S. in the grip of a heat dome, causing extreme high temperatures to linger.

'A lid on a pot': How does a heat dome work?

"If you've made grilled cheese in a pan and you put a lid on there, it melts the cheese faster because the lid helps trap the heat," a National Weather Service official told NPR.

Deportation As An Election Issue In Germany

A top campaign issue in Germany's election is the deportation of migrants who are considered dangerous or who don't qualify for asylum. Germany's broken deportation system will make that difficult.

William Burns, President Biden's nominee for CIA director, testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday. Burns served more than 30 years at the State Department and would be the first career diplomat to lead the spy agency.

CIA Nominee William Burns Talks Tough On China

Burns said his top priority as spy chief would be a rising China. He received strong bipartisan support in testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee and was widely expected to be confirmed.

Virginia Department of Corrections spokeswoman Lisa Kinney, seen here in 2017, said the new policy banning visitors from wearing tampons is intended to prevent drug smuggling.

Virginia Prisons Ban Visitors From Wearing Tampons, Citing Contraband Concerns

A spokeswoman said that visitors wearing tampons will be offered pads.

The most critical patients are placed on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, which removes blood from the patient, infuses it with oxygen, right, and the oxygen rich blood is recirculated to the patient’s body. Every bed on this intensive care unit at Oregon Health and Science University is critically ill with COVID-19 in Portland, Ore., Aug. 19, 2021.

Oregon’s hospitals are overwhelmed. Here’s what they’re asking you to do

Top officials with the four major health systems in the Portland metro area issued a fresh warning on Wednesday about the surge of COVID-19 resources that is straining resources statewide, burning out health workers and sickening unvaccinated people.

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