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Dern's new film follows a man named Woody who is starting to show signs of dementia. When Woody falls for one of those junk-mail sweepstakes come-ons, he becomes convinced that he's won $1 million and sets out on foot to collect the cash. Dern tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross, "[Nebraska] is the most personal movie I've ever done in my career."

Citing stricter environmental regulations and flat demand for power, the nation's largest public utility says it will shutter six in Alabama and replace two in Kentucky with a single natural gas plant.

The hospital says it can't guarantee the supplements' safety because of lax regulations. The Food and Drug Administration does not routinely review the manufacturing of dietary supplements, which calls their safety and effectiveness into question, doctors say.

Audie Cornish talks to Fla. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, about the latest numbers for people enrolled via HealthCare.gov, and President Obama's announcement for a "fix" to allow people who liked their plans to renew them for one year, despite the termination letters they received in the mail.

President Obama took questions from reporters Thursday about the Affordable Care Act. He accepted blame for fumbling the rollout of the law and said he will work to regain the confidence of the American people.

President Obama's pick to run the Federal Reserve went to Capitol Hill Thursday for her confirmation hearing. Janet Yellen defended the Fed's ongoing stimulus programs. Critics say it's time for the Fed to start moving back to a more neutral approach.

Unlike the technologies in laptops, smartphones and electric cars, the batteries inside them have been slow to evolve. In Silicon Valley, more than 40 companies are working on finding a battery breakthrough. And they're facing international competition.

Faust, which won the top prize at the 2011 Venice Film Festival, offers a singularly visionary take on the classic tale of a man who sells his soul to the devil. It's the final installment in a "men of power" tetralogy from the director of Russian Ark.

For many young readers, Dahl is a beloved author. But to Lucy Dahl, he's also Dad. "Matilda was one of the most difficult books for him to write," she says. "I think that there was a deep genuine fear within his heart that books were going to go away and he wanted to write about it."

Animated GIFs of satellite images show the before and after effects of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.