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The director's latest film is inspired by his desire to understand his mother. Set in Santa Barbara in 1979, it stars Annette Bening as a woman struggling to raise her teenage son on her own.

The electors of the Electoral College will vote Monday to officially name the nation's president. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to FairVote Executive Director Rob Richie, who is proposing to change the Electoral College in favor of the candidate who wins the popular vote.

The city council in Charlotte, N.C., has repealed a local LGBT rights ordinance that sparked a national debate over transgender rights. It's part of a reported deal with state lawmakers that also repeals a state law to prevent the city from enacting such laws.

Jeopardy! champion Cindy Stowell recorded her episodes in August, but she died before the first episode aired.

The Federal Reserve is expected to make changes to short-term interest rates on Wednesday. Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution.

New research ranks state Head Start programs on measures like teacher pay and the percent of eligible children who are enrolled.

Whether Trump ultimately follows his team of hotspurs or uses them as heat shields as he negotiates a new reality, he sees them all as serving his purpose — not the other way around.

Freshman Rep. Ryan Zinke is reported to be Donald Trump's pick to head the interior department. If confirmed, he would oversee the management of more than 500 million acres of federal public lands.

Rachel Martin talks to Dana Perino, former White House press secretary under George W. Bush, about what she thinks Donald Trump should be looking for when he chooses a person for the job.

From Ben Franklin on, many have noted the distinctive smell asparagus gives urine. But most of us lack the ability to sniff out this malodorous effect, and not everyone may produce it.