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NPR film critic Bob Mondello has been listening to the Star Wars hype train. Here's why he isn't climbing aboard.

In 2012, whites without a college degree were far more likely to vote Republican. They are a shrinking part of the electorate, but their influence is growing in GOP primaries.

SpaceX was coming off a huge win last month when it landed a rocket on solid ground. Elon Musk took Sunday's failure in stride, saying at least the leftover pieces were bigger.

Regina Mason's great-great-great-grandfather, a man named William Grimes, was a runaway slave and the author of what is now considered to be the first fugitive slave narrative.

U.S. Central Command laid out a preliminary timeline of events. CENTCOM said the U.S. sailors were led to a Iranian facility at gunpoint. Ultimately, they were let go without harm.

The Environmental Protection Agency is launching an initiative to engage religious leaders of all faiths to reduce food waste. Many groups have already embraced the challenge as a moral imperative.

People in big, sparsely populated states like Montana rely on air ambulances to get to medical specialists they need. But the lifesaving flights can be hugely expensive and not covered by insurance.

High-ranking tennis players have been paid to lose, a BuzzFeed-BBC investigation finds. It alleges tennis authorities ignored reports of match-fixing, BuzzFeed's John Templon tells NPR's Ari Shapiro.

Airport workers in New York City, Chicago, Miami and other cities held protests on Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. They called for their hourly minimum wages to increase to $15.

The fast-food chain Chick-fil-A is adding kale to the menu. It's a bit of a turnabout for the "Eat Mor Chikin" company; in 2011, it began a legal battle with an artist over his "Eat More Kale" shirts.