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Life is a collection of "extraordinarily ordinary moments," says the Academy Award-winning director, if only people would "wake up and pay attention to how beautiful it all is." Payne's latest film, The Descendants, puts the power of everyday moments to use, and is nominated for five Oscars.

Kinsey Wilson, an NPR senior vice president and general manager of NPR Digital Media, is becoming executive vice president and chief content officer. Margaret Low Smith, who has been acting senior vice president for news, is continuing in that role.

Science fiction's job is to give us a map of where we're headed. From Jules Verne to William Gibson, sci-fi authors describe their visions of the future, and how people might live in it. We ask Intel's futurist for his list of favorite sci-fi books.

The Oglala Sioux Tribe filed a $500 million lawsuit against brewers and retailers, claiming they're responsible for the reservation's alcohol-related problems. The tribe lives on a dry reservation, but they claim nearby towns unlawfully sell alcohol to residents. Host Michel Martin speaks to a reporter and the tribe's attorney.

Spencer speaks with Ginger Richardson, Vice President of the non-profit, private research center, Santa Fe Institute. Richardson is the host of SFI's…

Elderly people taking Haldol, an older antipsychotic, were twice as likely to die within six months of starting the drug as those taking Risperdal, a commonly used newer drug. Older antipsychotic drugs shouldn't be used to dementia symptoms in the elderly, a new study of the options concludes.

In 2004 he nearly lost his life, and a leg, in Iraq. But Canon worked hard at rehab and his doctors performed one of the most extensive limb constructions ever tried. NPR followed his story. Last week, 29-year-old Canon died.

Environmentalists have filed an appeal challenging Peabody Coal’s mining permit in northern Arizona. At the same time a new economic impact study shows…

Occupy Wall Street says its General Assembly never approved the national convention and plans for it "blatantly contradict" the movement's autonomous principles.

People are asking how much arsenic in food is too much, but they're not getting answers. Scientists say they know a lot less about arsenic in food than they do about the toxic element's effects in drinking water.