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The new film Hotel Rwanda tells the story of the 1994 Rwandan genocide through one man's attempt to save some of his countrymen and women. Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan has a review.

Armed militants attacked the Serena Hotel in Kabul on Monday, killing eight people. Now the Taliban is threatening more violence against Westerners. Lisa Gans is waiting to "crack" following a close encounter with the explosion.

Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood is based on a real forest in the English countryside. NPR's Ari Shapiro visits Ashdown Forest with Kathryn Aalto, author of The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh.

Bob Mondello looks at Wes Anderson's latest cinematic curiosity, The Grand Budapest Hotel.

An Israeli-owned hotel in the coastal Kenyan city of Mombasa was reportedly attacked by a suspected car bomb, in an apparent coordinated attack on Israeli targets. At the time of the blast, at least one missile was fired at an Israeli jet that had taken off from the city's airport. The plane was not hit, and continued on to Israel. Listen to NPR news for the latest update.

Gunmen took more than 170 hostages at the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali's capital, on Friday. Here are photos of the drama as it unfolded.

You need no special excuse to seek cool water on a hot summer day. Water lilies provide a perfect mid-summer setting to explore the specialized role of…

Pennsylvania is the fastest-growing state for natural gas production, but the development is cutting through swathes of previously unbroken forests. Some scientists say this could affect wildlife, which perform important functions like climate and insect control.

The Slide Fire hasn't forced residents in Flagstaff, Ariz., to evacuate. But they're worried about the potential for another wildfire, and what it could do to their homes and businesses.

The White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire has a new supervisor.Clare Mendelsohn, deputy forest supervisor since July 2015, succeeds Tom Wagner,…