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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a legislation that bans abortion in almost all cases. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Eric Johnston, Alabama Pro-Life Coalition president, who wrote the bill.

Carolyn DeFord, a member of the Puyallup tribe, was 26 when her mother suddenly vanished. At StoryCorps, she remembers what life has been like having never learned what happened.

The Trump administration has started the policy of returning asylum-seekers to Mexico while they await their immigration hearings in the U.S. Several groups are challenging the new policy.

The White House proposed new rules that seek to hold migrant parents and children together in detention until their case has been heard. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with attorney Efrén Olivares.

Michael Allen, a special assistant to President George W. Bush, talks about President Trump's new chief of staff, what his style is and how the retired general might deliver.

A proposed 18-story downtown Sarasota condo tower that won city support by promising 40 below-market apartments in exchange for quadruple bonus density has stalled after developers began marketing the building as a short-term rental destination with three-day minimum stays, a use city officials say would violate local zoning rules.

She’s running this November to keep the Senate seat that opened when President Donald Trump named Marco Rubio as secretary of state.

Seven schools could be shut down next school year in Orange County. Since last week, Orange County Public School employees have been holding community meetings concerning each possible closing.

President Trump is meeting with Democratic leaders in the Senate and House Tuesday morning to discuss the nation's infrastructure needs. It seems to be a rare moment of bipartisanship.

Historic sites around the world face mounting threats: war, climate change, natural disaster. There's a rush to use 3D scans for preservation. But experts have questions about how the scans are used.

After more than 100 days of often-violent street protests, there's little sign of peace returning to Venezuela, as President Nicolas Maduro prepares a plan that critics call a power grab.

Lake sturgeon have been around since the dinosaurs, and they can live as long as humans, or longer. Overfishing and pollution has decimated populations, but biologists are learning to help them breed.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Jennifer Levin, author of Generation Care, about the roughly 10 million millennials working as family caregivers, often before they've fully formed their own lives.

Researchers have uncovered DNA and forensic evidence that answers centuries-old questions about the killing of a 13th century Hungarian duke.

While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by heating up and glowing in the infrared.

The pending federal rule changes could push a million kids off free or reduced-price school meals, at least temporarily.

A community-wide memorial service was held on Friday for the 85 people who died in November's Camp Fire. One man whose father died in the fire is trying to figure out where his family goes from here.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Elaine Kamarck, author of "Picking the Vice President," about the Harris campaign's search for a running mate.

Congressional Democrats tout their favorites on Harris' short list. Sen. Tim Kaine, who was Clinton's running mate, says accelerated vetting means fewer options.

The Olympics are coming back to Los Angeles, but not in 2024 as organizers had first hoped. In a deal with the International Olympic Committee, the summer games return in 2028 instead.

Jury selection continues in the trials of the Boston marathon bombing and the Aurora, Colorado theater shooting. The prosecutors in both are seeking the death penalty. The process could take months.

The VA's caregiver program provides a stipend to family members of disabled vets to provide home health care. NPR revealed numerous VA centers were ejecting hundreds of people from the program.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appealed a ruling that blocked the state from using a voting map designed to give Republicans an advantage in next year's midterm elections.

As President Trump pushes to get National Guard troops patrolling American cities, his administration has, in effect, blurred the lines between the military, traditional law enforcement and immigration enforcement.

With the Republican National Convention Rules Committee meeting this week, forces opposed to Donald Trump are trying to get rules passed that allow delegates to "unbind" themselves from the candidate.