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Shareholders of the natural gas driller at the center of the nation's hydraulic fracturing controversies are meeting in Oklahoma City. Aubrey McClendon, the controversial chief executive, faces many questions.

New Hampshire Public Radio presentsMarco WermanHost of The WorldJuly 16, 20126:00 p.m.at the home of Bill and Kathy Gillett 1258 Union StreetManchester,…

The president is pushing Congress to enact what the White House says are "bipartisan, paid-for ideas" that will boost job growth. He also said it's "offensive" to suggest "my White House" may have leaked some secrets to gain political advantage.

Chris Klimek loves Alien. He loves Aliens. Alien vs. Predator? Not so much. But he came eagerly to see Ridley Scott's new film, Prometheus, set in the Alien universe. Was it enough to satisfy a fan's needy heart?

Most of the arrests were made in the United States, but the operation also netted suspects in Spain, the Philippines, Argentina and the U.K.

The father-son strife between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker in Star Wars is legendary. But what if Darth Vader was the purveyor of evil in the galaxy and trying to raise a young son at the same time? Cartoonist Jeffrey Brown speaks with host Michel Martin about putting a new spin on the classic story in his graphic novel Darth Vader and Son.

Host Michel Martin looks at the Paycheck Fairness Act, which was voted down this week. Disappointed supporters say the bill would have helped close the pay gap between genders. Plus President Obama enlists celebrities like Sarah Jessica Parker and Vogue editor Anna Wintours. Martin speaks with columnists Mary Kate Cary and Connie Schultz.

This week, the Library of Congress announced that Natasha Trethewey, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Native Guard, will be the next poet laureate of the United States. Trethewey, a native of Mississippi, is the first Southern poet laureate since 1986.

Sounding something like a first grader, far-right politician Ilias Kasidiaris argues that since he didn't start it, he shouldn't be arrested for a fracas that's gone viral.

The sunny pop song has overtaken the airwaves. Now, in a celebration of summer, NPR shares its take.