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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Republican strategist Scott Jennings about his thoughts on the past week at the DNC.

In 1960, at the age of six, Ruby Bridges was the first Black child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Now she shares the lessons she learned with future generations.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with author Katie Roiphe about her essay on the #MeToo movement in this month's Harper's Magazine. It's called "The Other Whisper Network."

In the Netflix film Good Grief, Dan Levy of Schitt's Creek fame plays a recent widower who flees to Paris to come to terms with life after the death of a spouse.

In the second part of his interview, David Greene talks to members of the cast of Downton Abbey. Its third season begins this Sunday on PBS.

NPR special Africa corresondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks about Liberia's recruitment of women for its army and the impact of Chinese investment in the African economy.

"Time Traveler," Nnenna Freelon's first new album in more than a decade, is a passionate expression of love enduring as she grieves the loss of her husband and other family members.

The PROTOTYPE festival, now in its 10th year, presents new operas and music-theater works in smaller settings. "We were trying to create a black box opera movement," says co-founder Beth Morrison.

Brazil's preparing for the most divisive presidential election since its dictatorship ended in the 1980s. Huge numbers of women are mobilized to oppose far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro, who has a record for misogyny, racism and homophobia.

After half a century, The Exorcist is still considered one of the scariest movies ever made. But one priest says it's a movie deeply concerned with faith, and responding to evil.

In sports news, Major League Baseball has a trade deadline coming up, and a new report is out on CTE in former football players. NPR's Don Gonyea talks with ESPN's Howard Bryant.

What the overturning of Roe v. Wade could mean for U.S. politics. The field is set for Ohio's U.S. Senate race in November. Some civilians and Ukrainian soldiers are still trapped in a steel plant.

The Defense Department received $1.2 billion from Congress last year for repairs to barracks around the world, which have been plagued for years by problems such as mold, insects and safety hazards.

Clint Watts developed online relationships with terrorists and their sympathizers in order to understand and undermine terror networks. He also researched Russian efforts to influence U.S. elections.

In a Census Bureau report released Wednesday, it tallied up the median earnings for different bachelor degree holders. Engineers make an average of $92,000 a year. Some other majors at the low-end of the list: education, fine and visual arts and communications. Those all earn an average of $50,000 to $60,000.

RFK Jr.'s handpicked panel of vaccine advisors is expected to vote to delay the hepatitis B shot for newborns. Doctors warn that could fuel a return of a disease virtually eradicated in U.S. kids.

A new horror-tinged adventure game delivers stunning visuals and an emotionally resonant story. But lackluster action and sticky controls get in the way.

Following the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, the debate over gun control has been reignited. Many have said that if there is going to be any action on gun control, law-abiding, responsible gun owners will need to be a part of the conversation. Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep talks to Steven Rinella, a writer and avid hunter, about how he views the current debate.

Tomlinson was initially unsure about sharing her bipolar II diagnosis on stage. But, she says, "I got such amazing feedback from people who had been struggling with their mental health."

People in Middlesex are trying to create the world's largest s'more. Nearly 5 feet tall, it will include a massive cracker, chocolate and a whole lot of marshmallow.

Moderate Republicans are organizing in opposition to extremists gaining control of the party.

NPR talks to Erin Allweiss, who hasn't been able to leave a restaurant which is very close to a restaurant where attacks started.

A number of 2016 presidential candidates appeared on talk shows this week, but it was Vice President Biden who got the most attention, and he hasn't even said if he'll run yet.

NPR's A Martínez talks to writer Jason Reynolds, who is ending his term as the national ambassador for young people's literature. The Library of Congress appointed him to the post three years ago.

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs is not a veteran himself. And as the VA Undersecretary of Health, Dr. David…