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Nikki Haley seemed to side with the Alabama court's decision, telling NBC News, "Embryos, to me, are babies." President Biden has seized the opportunity to call for enshrining Roe.

To meet climate goals, energy efficiency for dozens of appliances is getting renewed attention from the Biden administration.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Col. Philip A. McNair, who was at the Pentagon when it was struck on Sept. 11, 2001. Please note that some might find the content in this piece graphic and disturbing.

Six months after Hurricane Maria pounded Puerto Rico, patience in the remote mountain village of Castañer is wearing thin. Mental anguish persists among people still waiting for reliable electricity.

Deaths from drugs and alcohol have increased by more than 600% in state prisons in the last two decades, giving lie to the idea that sending addicts to prison can help them stop using.

Most Americans come to France expecting to see the Louvre or the Eiffel Tower. Commentator David Sedaris describes his experiences in the City of Lights from his preferred venue: the inside of a movie theater.

In the novel Hello to the Cannibals, author Richard Bausch writes about an aspiring modern playwright and her Victorian subject matter. Bausch speaks with NPR's Bob Edwards.

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is dismissive of recently released negative economic indicators. Commentator Paul Podolsky doubts Greenspan, and questions the notion that the economy is on track and will shake off the bad news.

A Philadelphia Inquirer investigation discovers the FBI may have suspected the mother of American chess hero Bobby Fischer of being a Cold War pawn.

University of California admissions offices plan to fact-check student applications for truthfulness about accomplishments and hardships. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

Senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that with all the fuss about the revised Consumer Price Index and the effect it will have on social security recipients, no one seems to have noticed that the welfare reform bill will plunge many more of our nation's children into much deeper poverty.

Personal bankruptcies have increased sharply in the past year. A new study puts the increase at 26% from the year before...a development that many economists find surprising. Analysts say it's unusual for bankruptcy to be increasing without being accompanied by a recession. NPR's Elaine Korry reports.

Noah talks with Wang Xizhe, an exiled Chinese dissident. Wang has been a leading activist in the democracy movement in China for the last twenty years, and he talks about why he believes that the current repression of dissidents in China is really an expression of the desperation of a shaky regime.

Jeff Barry of member station KCLU in Thousand Oaks, California, reports on the giant wildfire in Big Sur. While the fire is mostly contained, authorities say they expect it to consume at least twenty thousand acres before it's completely extinguished.

When they took over Congress, Republicans pledged to cut out "pork barrel" spending -- federal funds that target particular districts and regions. But as even some GOP critics point out, it was easier to make the pledge than to keep it. NPR's Chitra Ragavan reports.

The staff at All Things considered has been wondering just what the implications of the existence of life on Mars might mean. It could have far-reaching implications for religion, science...and most importantly, for campaign fund-raising regulations.

NPR's Lynn Neary talks with writer Norman Mailer about his new book The Spooky Art: Thoughts on Writing.

America West paves new ground in cost-cutting. The airline will serve food on flights -- from snacks to hot dinners -- but customers will have to pay for it. NPR's Janet Babin reports.

North Country Public Radio's Brian Mann talks with high school students in Syracuse, New York, who had a science experiment aboard the shuttle involving ants. Student experiments from six countries were on the craft.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Chinese political dissident Xu Wenli, about his imprisonment as a dissident in China and his release to the United States about a month ago. Xu was arrested in 1998 after attempting to organize an opposition political party, the China Democracy Party.

Commentator Bob Sloan says CBS is bigoted for pushing ahead with its plan to create the Real Beverly Hillbillies reality TV series. He says it will only reinforce the negative perception of people in Appalachia.

Gayane Torosyan of member station WSUI reports from Cleveland, Illinois -- one of three towns along the Rock River where flooding has forced residents to evacuate their homes. The river is overflowing because of massive slabs of unbroken ice that are blocking its natural flow.

President Bush heads to Quebec City today for a meeting North and South American leaders. Commentator Andrew Malcolm says the United States is so focused on a global foreign policy agenda that it often takes its nearer neighbor Canada for granted.

NPR's Brenda Wilson reports on a court case starting this week to block South Africa from importing cheaper AIDS drugs. The pharmaceutical industry is trying to strike down a law allowing the government to bring in the generic medicines.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on President Bush's plan to cut taxes. Many members of Congress fear the plan will follow the pattern of the Reagan tax-cut in 1981, which quickly ballooned with breaks and favors for special interests.