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150 years ago, Victoria Woodhull became the first woman in American history to run for president, at a time when most women couldn't even vote.

With just 17 days before the United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union, members of Britain's parliament voted against Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plan by 149 votes.

After a shooting, relatives or neighbors of the victim are sometimes left to clean up human remains on their own. Philadelphia's new program will start addressing that fraught task.

Texas Christian University's women's basketball team has had so many injuries it had to forfeit games and hold an open try-out for walk-ons.

The Trump campaign is set to run about $11 million in ads in the two Midwestern states he won in 2016. But six states continue to dominate the airwaves, with Florida and Pennsylvania topping the list.

For some migrants in Juárez, Mexico, waiting for their asylum claims to be processed means staying in a hot, crowded hotel basement and embarking on a process marked by confusion and randomness.

The U.S. team finished with 33 medals, including 13 gold, in its best performance ever. The atmosphere in Eugene made it the most vibrant international track event in years.

Sixty-four Cuban nationals were deported in fiscal year 2016. Two years later, the number was 463, a more than sevenfold increase, as U.S. policies have toughened toward Cuban immigrants.

The volatile Mexican border town of Nuevo Laredo has been on the front line of a vicious gang war. The newly appointed police chief, whose job it is to clean up the mess -- including corruption inside the police force itself -- is a former highway patrolman with an unorthodox approach.

The House has passed the Treasury's financial rescue plan and President Bush has signed it. The measure's passage marks a turnaround just four days after the House rejected the measure. Many lawmakers switched their votes from no to yes.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with University of Washington professor Kristie Ebi about the mounting death toll from recent heat waves across the Pacific Northwest.

The Senate is poised to move President Trump's Supreme Court nominee one step closer to confirmation Friday. Steve Inskeep talks to White House spokesperson Kerri Kupec, who defends the nominee.

Following the controversy over shoddy care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and other hospitals, the Army has changed the way it treats injured soldiers like Sgt. Scott Metcalf. Still, problems such as shortages of trained staff remain.

At a military camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, a commander tells NPR his armed opposition group is waiting for a chance to go into Iran.

Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud has been pushing for women to have a greater sphere of influence in Saudi Arabia. Her hiring of women has helped shoppers get used to seeing women working in stores.

NPR's White House and science correspondents discuss President Trump's new top coronavirus adviser, Scott Atlas, and his approach to dealing with the pandemic.

Weibo, China's equivalent of Twitter, is changing the way the Chinese communicate and has become a major source of news. Its more than 300 million users are, among other things, using it to criticize government policies, stop official injustice and help ordinary people — but only up to a point.

From overlooked side effects to misleading claims online, a variety of forces are fueling skepticism around the drugs, which decades of research has shown to be safe and effective.

Many artifacts of the Museum of Chinese in America were feared to be destroyed in a recent fire. After searching through rubble, more may be salvageable than previously thought.

Gospel great Fred Hammond discusses his participation in "The 2021 Inaugural Gospel Celebration: An Evening of Inspiration and Unity," which will take place Wednesday.

More protests are expected across Russia on Sunday by supporters of detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who could be facing years in prison after a court hearing on Tuesday.

An Afghan refugee and a Syrian asylum seeker are two medical workers who've joined the fight against the coronavirus in the U.S. But the Syrian doctor might be sent away.

The first House select committee hearing began to investigate who was behind the Jan. 6 insurrection and what role former President Trump may have played as his supporters stormed the Capitol.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Illinois State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz about a new law that would make Asian-American history a mandatory part of the state's public school curriculum.

Amid a surge in gun violence in Philadelphia, funeral directors are struggling to meet the demand for their services — including guiding families through their shock and grief.