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Movie theater owners from across the country gathered in Las Vegas to strategize about how they can get audiences back in front of their big screens. (Story first aired on ATC on April 30, 2022.)

NPR's coverage of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 2003 Oscar awards: Film music critic Andy Trudeau talks about the Oscar-nominated film scores, and dissects how music can make a good film great.

A relatively new drug, Buprenorphine, allows almost immediate and painless withdrawal from heroin. Doctors say the drug is especially helpful for people early on in addiction. It removes the craving for heroin, and the addict is then gradually taken off the drug. NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports in the conclusion to a five-part series on heroin in America.

Hunt-Broersma picked up the sport after her left leg was amputated below the knee in 2001 and people told her she couldn't run. She set out to prove them wrong and never looked back.

The Nazi legacies of Germany's wealthiest families highlight the country's challenge to make good on its commitment to "never forget" the Holocaust, according to author David de Jong.

The Justice Department subpoenas medical records for hundreds of women who had abortions at Planned Parenthood offices in six cities. The government's move is part of its effort to defend the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and NPR's Libby Lewis.

Grammy-winning singer Cassandra Wilson arrived on the music scene in 1990s with her innovative take on jazz. Wilson tells how her unusual approach has its roots in the music of trumpeter Miles Davis.

Gangs loyal to Jean-Bertrand Aristide opened fire on a crowd of Haitians celebrating the former president's departure Sunday. At least five people are reported dead, with moe than 20 wounded. Among the casualties were two journalists. The celebrations, coming a week after Aristide's ouster, brought thousands of Haitians into the streets of Port-au-Prince. Hear NPR's John Ydstie and NPR's Gerry Hadden.

A pair of horrific bombings at Shiite shrines in Iraq earlier in the week have apparently not inflamed Sunni-Shiite passions -- at least for now. But the attacks that left more than 180 dead have increased overall Iraqi opposition to the American occupation. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

Ten states will hold primaries or caucuses next Tuesday in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. But no state has been more closely contested by the leading candidates than Ohio. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks to voters in Ohio, which is poised to be a crucial swing state in the November general election.