Vincent Acovino

The video game is the latest iteration of the cult classic Evil Dead franchise.

'Evil Dead: The Game' gets the band back together for a modern horror makeover

Vincent Acovino

The team behind the new video game talks about adapting the sounds and music for this cult-classic horror film for a new audience.

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Dr. Ashish Jha, new White House coronavirus czar, talks future of virus

Daniel Estrin

NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with the new White House coronavirus czar, Dr. Ashish Jha. Presently, Congress has yet to approve funding that would cover the cost of testing, vaccines and treatment.

Davide Martello, an Italian man living in Germany, plays the piano for people who have fled Ukraine at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland.

Near the Polish border, a musician plays music to welcome those fleeing Ukraine

Juana Summers

Refugees streaming across the border at the Medyka border crossing into Poland leave behind the air raid sirens and the sounds of war and are welcomed by musician Davide Martello.

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After closing for 2 years, tours begin at the U.S. Capitol

Kelsey Snell

NPR's Kelsey Snell takes a tour of the Capitol Building, which is open again for public tours after being closed for the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A new group takes aim at voter rolls — but critics say their methodology is flawed

Ailsa Chang

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with ProPublica writer Megan O'Matz about the Voter Reference Foundation, which enlists people to investigate voter roll irregularities. Critics say its methodology is flawed.

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2 months ago, he said the omicron surge could fade fast. To his surprise, it has

Ailsa Chang

Back in January, Dr. Bob Wachter predicted that cases of COVID-19 would soon be on the decline. NPR's Ailsa Chang checks back in with him to see how that prediction has turned out.

Rom-coms have been a go-to for Hollywood for years, but they have definitely evolved recently.

Rom-com movies have evolved. But they still need these 3 simple elements

Ailsa Chang

We're diving into the wonderful world of rom-coms — tackling everything from what the definition should be, why they were great (and sometimes not so great), and what a modern one looks like.

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Remembering devoted father Arthur Schwartz, who died of COVID

Vincent Acovino

Arthur Schwartz of Ann Arbor, Mich., was a longtime employee of General Motors, a baseball fanatic and a loving father. He died in 2020 from COVID-19.

Just like humans, groups of baboons sometimes break off relations.

Need to break up with someone? Baboons have found a good way to do it, study finds

Vincent Acovino

Just like humans, groups of baboons sometimes break off relations. Scientists have studied the dynamics of such breakups and say baboons tend to split up in a cooperative, egalitarian way.

The Baltimore Gas and Electric Fitzell substation in Edgemere, Md. is about a year old and was built so that it can eventually be modified to provide more capacity.

The biggest problem facing the U.S. electric grid isn't demand. It's climate change

Vincent Acovino

The infrastructure package sets aside billions for the power grid. That may not be enough to reshape a system not designed for the extreme weather brought about by a warming planet.