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In Los Angeles, Korean American leaders have been marking 30 years since riots tore apart the city following the beating of Rodney King. Korean-run businesses were disproportionately destroyed.

A new book on President Kennedy has attracted attention because of the disclosure that he had sex with a White House intern. But some historians dispute author Robert Dallek's assertion that Kennedy's presidency was not damaged by his risky sexual behavior and bad health. In an extended interview with NPR's Juan Williams, Dallek discusses Kennedy's medical history and his assassination.

Director Emanuele Crialese is a neorealist with a touch of magical realism to him; he takes his cues from the great art films of the '60s. His gorgeous new coming-to-America picture offers up a feast of imagery to match the almost boundless optimism of its characters.

We catch up on the story of comedian Dave Chappelle's disappearance. Michele Norris talks with Christopher John Farley, a senior editor at Time Magazine. Farley published an exclusive interview with Chappelle in this week's Time - just a week after many news outlets reported that Chappelle walked off the set of his Comedy Central show.

Mel Brooks' 1968 movie classic The Producers became a Broadway smash. Now comes a new big-screen version that preserves the original's humor and adds the stage show's musical elements.

Third-generation jewelry designer Lorraine Schwartz has adorned Beyonce, Barbra Streisand and Elizabeth Taylor.

The move comes after a federal judge wrote in a court document that the "charade of Ms. Halligan masquerading as the United States Attorney … must come to an end."

Two high priority Kentucky Senate bills are directed at public schools, with the stated goal of improving transparency — especially in the state's largest districts.

Hungary is sending all people seeking asylum to a camp on its border with Serbia to temporarily live in converted shipping containers. Hungary's government says it's to keep out terrorists.

NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with Hillary Margolis of Human Rights Watch about Sunday's vote and a report that says U.N. troops abused young women and girls.