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With nominations for the Academy Awards finally announced, NPR critics Bob Mondello and Linda Holmes discuss the frontrunners, favorites and snubs among the contenders.

'Buffalo Fluffalo' may seem big and intimidating, but it's all puffery. He really just needs some snuggalos from his friends in this rhyming book from author Bess Kalb and illustrator Erin Kraan.

A critically endangered right whale washed up dead on Martha's Vineyard earlier this week. It is the first dead right whale to come ashore in Massachusetts in six years.

Advocates voiced concerns that a state ombudsman with the power to investigate CT prison conditions and complaints hasn't been appointed.

Roughly 1.4 million Palestinians sheltering in Rafah are bracing for a potential Israeli assault, but hoping for a diplomatic breakthrough as negotiators work to secure a cease-fire.

Russian election authorities rejected Boris Nadezhdin as a candidate in next month's presidential balloting.

Professional golfer Anthony Kim made a surprise return to the game this week after a 10-year absence. The golf world has long speculated about why he left, and his sudden return is just as mysterious.

Alexei Navalny's funeral draws crowds and a heavy police presence. Israeli troops fired on Palestinians getting aid in Gaza.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Grammy-winning baritone Will Liverman about his latest album — Show Me The Way — honoring women in classical music, past and present.

Assumptions that older people are one big, frail, homogenous group can lead to problems, says the author of Elderhood.