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Massachusetts passed laws and joined lawsuits to protect access to gender-affirming care for minors. But faced with the Trump administration's threats, some hospitals voluntarily stopped care.

Arab Barghouthi, the son of Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi, on his father's life in Israeli prison and the stalemate after nearly two decades without elections.

NPR listeners talk about the passages in the Declaration of Independence that are most meaningful to them.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Deborah Rutter, former head of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in her first interview since the board installed President Trump as its new chair.

2016 was a complex year for Black music, between the last year of the Obama presidency, and the numerous high-profile deaths of Black people at the hands of police.

Three Senate Democrats broke with their party and voted with Republicans to fund the government and avert a shut down. One of them, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, explains her reasoning.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with New Yorker and grief specialist Barri Leiner Grant, who has written about how the New York Knicks championship run sparked a "collective effervescence" in the city.

Attorney General William Barr's letter to Congress about the Mueller Russia probe is a big short-term win for the president, but it doesn't "exonerate" him totally, and Democrats want to see more.

Miami Dade and Palm Beach are two of the counties in Florida seeing increases in the rates of people 50 and older who are testing positive for HIV. Experts say doctors and patients alike should consider the importance of safe sex education and testing for the virus among older people, too.

At the beginning of January, the cover story of The New York Times Magazine declared: "George Saunders Has Written The Best Book You'll Read This Year." The stories in the author's latest collection, The Tenth of December, prove that The Times may well be right.

Tesla refuses to sign a bargaining agreement with its unionized workforce in Sweden. Other Swedish workers banded together to boycott Tesla — not allowing ships to unload the vehicles in the ports.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's victory in the presidential election next year is not in doubt. But there are other candidates, among them a woman, who's a journalist from outside Moscow.

Lead is regularly found in vintage items more than 40 years old, but also in many new, cheaply made dollar-store goods. Children are especially susceptible to lead-poisoning even at low levels.

Staying warm is a skill, says adventurer Blair Braverman. Even if you're not about to dogsled across Alaska, she has some suggestions for staying cold during lower-stakes outdoor fun.

The Sarasota County School Board approved the contract for the new superintendent with a 4-1 vote during a special meeting on Monday. Terrence Connor was sworn into the position shortly after.

As Vice President Harris has risen up in the political world, the name "Kamala" is getting more airtime. And on the campaign trail, Harris' name is often intentionally mispronounced by her opponent.

More than 8,0000 men have sued the Boy Scouts on the grounds that they were sexually abused by scoutmasters. Settlement negotiations are ongoing.

Newsmax is being sued for defamation by Dominion Voting Systems — the same company that sued Fox News over false 2020 election-fraud claims and walked away with a nearly $800 million settlement.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with comedian Jenny Slate about her newest special Seasoned Professional and adjusting to motherhood.

The singer Brenton Wood had a string of infectious soul and R&B hits in the 1960s. Wood died on Jan. 3 at the age of 83.

The bill, approved by the House Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee, would allow practitioners to purchase personal protective equipment from the state during declared emergencies.

The Final Four in the men's Division 1 college basketball tournament is set: Duke, North Carolina, Kansas and Villanova. The women are halfway to their Final Four.

President-elect Donald Trump and his allies have already articulated ambitious plans for his first 100 days in office.

Wiseman's narration-free documentaries, including Titicut Follies, Hospital and Central Park, examined institutions and neighborhoods. He died Feb. 16. Originally broadcast in 1986.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Rich Thau, who studies swing states, about some key voters this election: those who supported former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in primaries, and "double disapprovers."