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Nearly 40 states ban the practice medical experts say is dangerous for pregnant inmates and fetuses. But many of those states have exceptions for public safety, and others have no laws at all.

Soon-to-be Education Commissioner Manny Diaz is a staunch supporter of school choice, which he says is falsely equated as being against public schools.

Melissa Block talks with Jeffrey Hyson, an assistant professor of history at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. Hyson is writing a book on the cultural history of zoos. We ask him about the modern interest and opposition to zoos. He says there is a tension between the desire to see the animals one would never get to see naturally in the wild, and the feeling of pity for them as they are held in captivity.

While the experimental series has a star-studded cast — including Issa Rae and Nicole Kidman — its directors meld the fantastical with the real.

After fatal March shootings at Minnesota's Red Lake High School, most students did not return to class for the rest of the school year. As a new term begins, school officials address security concerns.

Skyrocketing gas prices in Colorado have people changing their spending and commuting habits. The record prices are forcing some to reevaluate summer travel plans.

A short-lived program in the early 2000s allowed married couples to consolidate their student loans for a lower interest rate. Now, they're missing out on thousands in loan forgiveness.

Lawmakers are mostly supportive after Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's address to a joint session of Congress during which he pressed the U.S. for more sanctions and weapons.

The war has curators across Ukraine scrambling in ways familiar to people who managed collections in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria.

Using the energy of audience-powered generator bikes for live shows, the Virginia duo connect to their audience and the Earth.

The omicron surge has clogged up the health care system, from the ICU to the ER. The consequences are huge for smaller hospitals and, in some cases, it has led to irreparable harm.

We've all been there: The dreaded call to a customer service line. NPR's Life Kit presents tips for getting the most out of customer service.

The NBA playoffs begin their second round, the president of the NCAA is stepping down next year, and a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers gets a two-year suspension for accusations of sexual assault.

Significant damage is being reported on the Pacific island of Tonga and thick ash on an airport runway is preventing aid from arriving.

President Trump recently accused Canada of unfairly blocking imports of milk from the U.S. He was taking aim at a Canadian system that defiantly rejects the free market and protects small farmers.

The University of Farmington was a fake school set up by U.S. Homeland Security. The Chronicle of Higher Education's Karin Fischer tells NPR's Scott Simon why agents set up the sting operation.

The country's economic crisis has an unexpected effect: Employees are either quitting or regularly skipping work.

Uganda votes amid an internet blackout and heavy military deployment as President Yoweri Museveni seeks a seventh term, extending his four-decade grip on power

Of the G7 nations, only three heads of state have shown up at the World Economic Forum, a gathering for global elites to discuss world problems, including challenges to globalization.

The detainees testified they had to write attorneys' phone numbers on walls with soap because of a lack of pen and paper.

The attack in the city of Dadeville came as people were gathering to celebrate a 16th birthday. Authorities have offered little information about a suspect, about the victims and about what happened.

A federal judge has refused to stop the force-feeding of Guantanamo Bay inmates on a hunger strike. David Greene talks to Carol Rosenberg, of the Miami Herald, who's just returned from the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba, where she's been reporting on the prisoners' hunger strike.

American police see Uvalde as a lesson in what not to do. Trainers say police need to make sure they have the skills and emotional commitment to risk their lives to stop a killer.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with lawyer Adam Unikowsky about a Texas judge's ruling overturning FDA approval for the abortion pill mifepristone.

Basic health insurance for most affected federal workers will stay in effect, but circumstances are murkier for contractors.