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Garrard Conley's memoir of growing up as the gay son of a conservative Baptist preacher has been made into a movie. He speaks with NPR's Michel Martin.

Last week, Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson mocked then Texas Congressman-elect Dan Crenshaw. After much criticism, the two made-up on air this Saturday.

Alberto Gonzales says there are "legitimate questions" about whether Matthew Whitaker can serve as acting attorney general without Senate confirmation.

Forty-two of the confirmed deaths were in a huge blaze in Northern California. Officials said their teams have been sifting through ash and debris for remains.

In two audio clips from her memoir, set to hit shelves Tuesday, the former first lady reads about her life at Princeton and about her difficulties having a baby.

The weeks-long battle over "hanging chads" that ultimately landed the fate of the presidency in the U.S. Supreme Court, continues to cast a long shadow over the nation's political psyche.

Lee gave us over six decades' worth of superheroes we could identify with, characters like Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk, who reacted to superpowered crises in believably flawed, human ways.

"At the insistence of the Holy See, we will not be voting" on a standard of conduct and other actions, said Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Over the weekend, world leaders gathered in Paris to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with historian Timothy Snyder about the lessons learned.

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, facing African-American opponent Mike Espy on Nov. 27, was caught on tape saying about a supporter, "If he invited me to a public hanging, I'd be on the front row."