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The author of the incredibly successful Harry Potter books, which went on to be incredibly successful movies, has made a deal with Warner Bros. The plan is for a series of movies based on "Newt Scamander," writer of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them textbook in the Potter stories.

Can rubbing hand sanitizer inside the nostrils help reduce infection? Can spraying Lysol in a room every hour or so disinfect the air? Plus: a primer on how to use hand sanitizer effectively.

The new Motown Gospel project focuses just on the vocals and the message. Singer Brian Courtney Wilson is featured on the new live CD.

Dr. Devika Bhushan went public with her diagnosis to help dispel stigma. In the process, she says, she's forged bonds with hundreds touched by mental illness.

For Republicans thinking about re-election, our Dakota Political Junkies say they have to carefully weigh their words and actions in the current environment.

"You should absolutely cancel me, and I absolutely cancel myself," says a blog post signed Jessica A. Krug. That's also the name of a historian of the African Diaspora at George Washington University.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Isaiah Saxon, writer and director of The Legend of Ochi, about chasing the mysteries of nature, as a child and on film.

Tom Hiddleston portrays Hank Williams in the biopic "I Saw the Light." He tells NPR's Linda Wertheimer that taking on the country icon was more like his Shakespearean roles than one might imagine.

Farai Chideya talks with reporter Aaron Glantz about his book How America Lost Iraq, the journalist's firsthand account of how popular support in Iraq for the U.S. invasion slipped away.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with chef Sohla El-Waylly, a judge on the new show The Big Brunch, about useful tips to plan a no-hassle New Year's brunch.