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A Benedictine monastery in Minnesota has commissioned a handwritten, illuminated Bible. It's the first Bible in more than 500 years to be written by hand.

Actor and playwright Ruben Santiago-Hudson talks about his longtime friendship with Halle Berry, his co-star in the upcoming ABC film Their Eyes Were Watching God, based on the novel by Harlem Renaissance author Zora Neale Hurston.

Debbie Fisher says her father, an Auschwitz survivor, portrayed his ordeal as something like, in her words, "Robin Hood and his merry men meet the Nazis." But one day he told her the full story.

Aspiring Spielbergs and Coppolas across the country are taking part in a contest called Fresh Films, where they hire actors and film their short screenplays. The best teen filmmakers will be announced in mid-August.

The highway bill signed by President Bush Wednesday is nearly $30 billion richer than what Bush proposed -- and it tops the figure he said he'd veto. The president has said he expects to cut the federal budget deficit in half by 2009, warning that Congress must control spending.

Pianist Lang Lang exploded onto the classical music scene when he was only 17. Today, the 22-year-old Chinese native is an international musical star known for his explosive showmanship and extraordinary technical skill. He performs music by Mozart and Liszt in Studio 4A.

Veterans in Albuquerque were treated to handmade Valentine’s cards on the eve of the holiday

In anticipation of Inauguration Day, NPR photographer Becky Lettenberger and producer Justine Kenin visited 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

In 2003, Timothy Carney went to Baghdad to run the Ministry of Industry and Minerals. He left after just two months on the job, returning highly critical of the Bush administration's tactics in Iraq. Earlier this year, he was called to return and oversee reconstruction efforts as Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq.

In the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi sits on nearly 10 percent of the world's oil reserves. So it may be surprising to hear that climate leaders there have launched a major initiative in sustainability. Masdar, a demonstration city of 50,000 inhabitants, will have a zero carbon footprint.