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Luciano Pavarotti, the most famous opera singer, died at his home in Italy after suffering from pancreatic cancer. He was 71. Pavarotti was larger than life – a dominating physical presence with a voice to match. Pavarotti used his voice to bring opera to a wide audience.

The movie Speed Racer opens Thursday. It's based on the Japanese animated series that was a hit with American kids in the late 1960s. The movie is directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, who directed The Matrix.

Master painter Paul Cezanne grew up in Aix-en-Provence in South France. He died 100 years ago, and Susan Stamberg went to his hometown to learn about the mercurial artist's local life and inspirations.

When Berry Gordy started Motown Records, Maxine Powell was already running a modeling school in Detroit. So she was naturally suited to coach the label's legendary singers. Plus: critic Gary Graff discusses the Motown label's overlooked singles.

WITH SANJAY MISHRA (SAHN'-JAY MEESH-RAH) ABOUT HIS NEW ALBUM "BLUE INCANTATION" ON WHICH HE COLLABORATED WITH THE LATE JERRY GARCIA. ("BLUE INCANTATION" ON RAINDOG RECORDS...TEL. 800-297-4856.)

Reclusive director Terrence Malick's new movie, The New World, tells the story of Captain John Smith and the beginnings of the English presence in the Americas. Critic Bob Mondello says The New World is in some ways a reflection of Malick's career -- languid in pacing, with beauty in every frame.

about the role of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. After being criticized for taking an active part in her husband's first term, the First Lady might do even more in the next four years.

Storyteller Jay O'Callahan reminds us that today is the 222nd anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. On that day in 1773, colonists threw into Boston Harbor a shipload of tea which King George of England was trying to force down their throat.

NPR's Susan Stamberg joins the youngest child of Sir Winston Churchill on a tour of a new Library of Congress exhibit about the British leader. Churchill and the Great Republic explores the prime minister's rise as a great statesman, and his life-long relationship with the United States. See photos and hear excerpts of Churchill's speeches.

A massive span of Minneapolis' I-35 West bridge fell into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour Wednesday, carrying many vehicles into the water. At least four people died and 30 remain missing. Why the bridge gave way is a mystery.

For more than 100 years, women would arrive at twilight at the plazas of San Antonio, Texas, to cook chili over open fires. Soldiers, tourists, cattlemen and troubadours roamed the tables, filling the night with music. The Kitchen Sisters tell their story.

Who says they don't make 'em like they used to? If you walked past theaters featuring special-effects-driven epics, chances are you could find something special in 2006. Critic Bob Mondello offers a breakdown of his Top 10 — and the 10 that nearly made it.