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Wes Studi, left, plays Chief Yellow Hawk, and Q’orianka Kilcher plays Elk Woman in “Hostiles.” (Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures)

Arts Mar 16

In wake of Standing Rock, Native storytelling gets more screen time

By Courtney Norris

How the director of ‘Theeb’ created the Oscars’ only ‘Bedouin western’

"Theeb," a quietly stunning coming-of-age story set in the Bedouin culture of present-day Saudi Arabia, maps a young Bedouin boy's journey after he is left to care for himself.

By artsdesk

Spike Lee lists 3 movies everyone should see

By PBS NewsHour

Film students in Congo seek a cinema to bring their stories to life

Filmmaker Petna Ndaliko still remembers sneaking into the movie theater as a boy in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But in the wake of turbulence and civil war, the cinema in the city of Goma has long been closed. Now,…

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. and his partner Sherry Pollex look on during an event celebrating Truex and his winning team at the White House in Washington, U.S., , May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Nation May 21

WATCH: Trump honors NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. at the White House

By Associated Press

Former U.S. President Barack Obama sits with former first lady Michelle Obama prior during the unveiling of their portraits at the Smithsonians National Portrait Gallery in Washington, U.S., February 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

Arts May 21

Barack and Michelle Obama sign multi-year deal with Netflix

By David Bauder, Associated Press

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is surrounded by supporters as he speaks during a gathering after the results of the election were released, outside of the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

World May 21

Trump administration calls Venezuela’s election a ‘sham’

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

New CIA Director Gina Haspel speaks as President Donald Trump looks on after Haspel was sworn in during ceremonies at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Virginia. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Politics May 21

WATCH: Trump praises Gina Haspel, says new CIA director will ‘never back down’ in defending U.S.

Former FBI Director James Comey pauses as he testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Politics May 21

Watchdog report to fault FBI for Clinton probe delay

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Former Massey Energy Chief Executive Don Blankenship (C) smiles outside the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse just moments after the verdict was handed down to him in Charleston, West Virginia, in 2015. Photo by Chris Tilley/Reuters

Politics May 21

Despite losing GOP primary in West Virginia, ex-coal baron Blakenship chases Senate seat

By John Raby, Associated Press

Chinese and U.S. flags are set up for a meeting during an April visit by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao at China's Ministry of Transport in Beijing, China. Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters

Politics May 21

Trump pulls back from brink of trade war with China, but no guarantee tensions are over

By Martin Crutsinger, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

Making Sen$e May 21

Analysis: Student loan debt and an astonishing number no one’s talking about

By Paul Solman

Photo by Eric Thayer/Reuters

Politics May 21

A divided Supreme Court upholds forced arbitration agreements, a win for businesses

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks to reporters following a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Eric Thayer/Reuters

Politics May 21

Bernie Sanders announces his Senate re-election bid

By David Jordan, Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks on the Trump administration's Iran policy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Politics May 21

WATCH: Mike Pompeo issues steep demands for nuclear treaty with Iran

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

President Donald Trump hosts a "California Sanctuary State Roundtable" at the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Politics May 21

Trump says he will ‘demand’ DOJ to investigate whether FBI infiltrated campaign

By Jonathan Lemire, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

World May 20

Iraq’s al-Sadr, promising reform, is constrained by Iran

By Philip Issa, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press

Nation May 20

‘World of uncertainty’: Hawaii lava reaches sea, injures man

By Caleb Jones, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press

Michael Cohen, attorney for the Trump Organization, arrives at Trump Tower in New York City. Photo by Stephanie Keith/Reuters

Politics May 20

Investigators finally get look at materials from Cohen raid

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

World May 20

Company in Cuba plane crash had received safety complaints

By Michael Weissenstein, Bert Wilkinson, Associated Press

Nation May 20

Texas lieutenant governor calls for ‘hardening’ of schools

By Paul J. Weber, Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press

World May 20

Maduro favored as Venezuelans vote amid crisis

By Scott Smith, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press

Nation May 20

The 10 victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting

By Michael D. Regan

tax cut

Politics May 20

U.S., China agree to cut American trade deficit

By Martin Crutsinger, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press