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A long time ago — back in 1999, to be precise — a posse of die-hard Star Wars fans road-trip across the country to steal an advance print of The Phantom Menace.

Southern California's Pasadena Playhouse, a training ground for actors such as Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman, brings down the curtain for the last time this weekend. The theater is deep in debt and, barring a last-minute reprieve from supporters, will close after Sunday's performance of Camelot.

The Getty Museum will return 40 artifacts that the Italian government says were looted. The deal allows the Getty — the wealthiest U.S. arts institution, with an endowment of over $5 billion — to keep one key sculpture, a limestone-and-marble Aphrodite, until 2010.

British comedian Eddie Izzard talks with NPR's David Greene about doing stand-up in foreign languages, running far too many marathons, and why he rarely performs in drag these days.

When artwork funded by the National Endowment for the Arts caused a commotion in the late '90s, the agency developed a transparent strategy for doling out public funds. That strategy will be applied as the NEA doles out the $50 million it received as part of the stimulus package.

Visitors to the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., braved rainy weather to see the exhibits before the museums are closed as part of the shutdown of the federal government.

A man was arrested after repeatedly crashing his car into the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters in New York City on Wednesday night while people were gathered for prayer.

President Trump is suing the IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion, accusing them of failing to prevent a leak of his tax information to news outlets.

The warning covers vehicles from the 2000 through 2006 model years that previously had been recalled to replace the faulty and dangerous air bag inflators.

The California and New York attorneys general say they are seeking information from the NFL on allegations of gender pay disparities, harassment and gender and race discrimination.