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The top Senate Democrat will introduce a bill to decriminalize pot at the federal level. It is one of the furthest-reaching legislative efforts by any congressional leader affecting marijuana policy.

Chuck McCann was a household name in New York, where he hosted a children's TV show. He became a character actor in films and TV and was the bird's voice in commercials for General Mills' Cocoa Puffs.

On Morning Edition, Neda Ulaby looks at television's most powerful comedy hitmaker.

Legendary musician Chuck Berry helped defined early rock 'n' roll has died. He was 90. NPR guest host Ray Suarez speaks with Rolling Stone music critic Peter Guralnick about his life and influence.

A Chuck E. Cheese in Northridge, Calif., will be the last remaining stronghold of the chain's signature animatronics. We visit the pizza arcade for nostalgia's sake.

Berry was central to the development of rock 'n' roll, with indelible hits like "Maybelline," "Roll Over Beethoven," "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B. Goode."

NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Karen Gillan, who stars in "The Life of Chuck." The genre-bending is based on a novella of the same title by Stephen King.

The legendary aviator, who died Dec. 7, served as a fighter pilot in World War II. Later, as a test pilot, he was the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. Originally broadcast in 1988.

One of the superstar artists connected with the Turnaround Arts Initiative is painter Chuck Close. He says that when he was growing up, he had some teachers who had enough flexibility to allow him to paint a mural about Lewis and Clark, even though he would not do well on a test about it.

Chuck Close was known for his giant photorealist portraits of friends and colleagues in the art world. Late in life, Close faced accusations of sexual harassment.