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The Color Purple is now the second-biggest Christmas Day opening in history — $18 million on day one of its release.

The entertainment industry was shifting dramatically even before the strikes that paused production last year. Now, many Hollywood writers are feeling the pinch.

Tom Smothers was the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium.

How do you cool down without air conditioning? Our readers respond with clever hacks involving towels, ice packs — and a pickle.

The legislation expands a popular child tax credit and applies to families with multiple children. It also speeds up some tax breaks for research and development expensing for corporations.

NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with Martin Sheen and Melissa Fitzgerald about all things West Wing. Fitzgerald co-wrote a new book called What’s Next about the legacy of the show.

Blood donations are down 40% over the past 20 years nationwide. In Charlotte, local Red Cross officials say they only have a few days supply of some blood types, such as O positive and O negative.

The hazardous smoke that blanketed the Midwest and East Coast last week has largely cleared. But the massive wildfires in eastern Canada that generated the smoke are still very much alive.

Five new members of Congress will likely be chosen in the Republican primary, since the districts make it nearly impossible for a Democrat to win in them in November.

As summer draws to a close, there's still plenty of good end-of-the-season fruit available at farmers markets and grocery stores.