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The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single day in American history, and the partial victory by Union troops led Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. Monday marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War battle that left 23,000 men killed or wounded on both sides.

Jordan Ifueko follows up her meteoric debut Raybearer with Redemptor, which continues the story of Tarisai, now an Empress, but racked with grief and guilt over what she did to gain the throne.

When a film starts, "you have anywhere from two to 10 seconds to get the audience's attention," score writer Bear McCreary says. He gained this and other advice from his mentor, whom he met by chance.

Despite the deadly attack, President Biden pledged that the U.S. evacuation of Afghanistan will continue.

The comedy about a relentlessly optimistic American football coach running a London soccer team has attracted British viewers with its comic look at the transatlantic culture clash.

It seemed unlikely there would ever be a follow-up to 'The Sopranos' after lead actor James Gandolfini died. Now, prequel movie features a young Tony Soprano played by Michael Gandolfini, James' son.

Known as "The Voice of Iran," Googoosh was silenced by the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Active again since 2000, she uses music to keep Iranians forced to leave the country in touch with their culture.

And more than 1 in 3 adults in households with children say they have experienced serious problems meeting both their work and family responsibilities, according to an NPR poll.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Debbie Hewet, a nurse and director of critical care services at Mercy Fort Smith in Northwestern Arkansas about the rise in young, unvaccinated COVID patients.

Alvin Ailey founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1958.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Australian songwriter Courtney Barnett about her new album Things Take Time, Take Time, in some ways a response to the 'anxiety and overwhelm' of the pandemic.

The memoir pairs photos of his life and career with thoughts and memories of those moments.