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NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with composer Rhiannon Giddens about the Silkroad Ensemble. A couple of years ago she replaced famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma as the creative director of the ensemble.

Many Americans say they can't live without their pets, but some can't live with them because of unaffordable pet fees.

One flashpoint in this story has been the racial discrimination lawsuit brought against the league this year by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, who is Black and Latino.

Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield are the directors behind the hit nature-documentary series Planet Earth. Their new movie, Earth, uses some of the same footage — but it's "character-based" rather than "habitat based."

The biggest tech acquisition ever is set to close any day now.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday the Obama administration has abandoned the term "global war on terror." She said she didn't know of any specific orders to bar the term's use.

The women's FIFA World Cup kicks off this week in Australia and New Zealand.

The Oscar nominees reflect the increasing polarization of the movie business. Only one Best Picture nominee did well at the box office. The rest are limping along, raising the question: Will an audience tune in for an Oscars show about movies it hasn't seen?

Federal authorities announced Monday that they had broken up a neo-Nazi plot to assassinate presidential candidate Barack Obama. The plan involved two white supremacists, and authorities say Obama was never in any danger.

We get the latest from arts reporter John Horn in Los Angeles.