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Women often bear a heavier burden at times of crisis. Yet they draw on their inner strength to survive — and thrive. NPR photographed and interviewed 19 women over 3 weeks. Here are their stories.

Jay Jenkins says he hesitated when a buddy suggested they vape CBD."It'll relax you," the friend assured.The vapor that Jenkins inhaled didn't relax him.…

The Biden administration hopes to make deeper inroads in Southeast Asia but lags far behind China, which has already built up major trade ties, as well as roads and a high-speed rail.

Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, discusses his recent op-ed in The New York Times which looks at why the polls in New Hampshire failed to anticipate Sen. Hillary Clinton's victory in Tuesday's primary.

Amid growing concerns about mental health, some schools seek to ease the pressure on first-year students. Critics say this "ungrading" amounts to coddling and could set them up for failure.

The EPA's environmental justice office potential closure hits over-polluted communities, yet they fight on.

Lawmakers worked in their districts over the last two weeks but the Capitol was marred by another deadly attack on April 2, reigniting the debate over security and the need for fencing on the campus.

As California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis prepare to debate on Fox News, many factors separate their two states, including their ideological leanings and their voting patterns.

A five-year plan takes aim at higher levels of education and treatment for those not always able to connect with health services.

Almost no group has been more heavily wooed during this election than white, suburban women. NPR's Rachel Martin brought together seven women in a Virginia suburb to talk about politics.

The former president is set to be acquitted as soon as Saturday despite a compelling and extensive case made by Democrats, as most Republicans once again circle the Trump wagon.

The 6-to-3 decision is the latest example of the court's conservative supermajority requiring more accommodation for religion in public schools and less separation between church and state.

At 54 years old, the dance music superstar has shifted more of his time and money toward animal rights activism and philanthropy. Does he have to change himself if he wants to change the world?

Joe Biden and his team begin the presidential transition while President Trump hasn't conceded defeat. The U.S. averages more than 100,000 new cornavirus cases a day — 50% more than in late October.

The Grammy-nominated R&B artist made her name in the music industry as a songwriter. It took a career pivot for her to write a hit song for herself.

Temporary truce begins in Gaza, with first hostages set to be released. Why progressive prosecutors often face resistance from police. Rosalynn Carter tried to end mental health discrimination.

U.S. issues order targeting Israeli settlers who attack West Bank Palestinians. South Carolina hosts the Democratic primary Saturday. The anniversary of a train derailment in Ohio is Saturday.

The House approves a three-year expansion of the Child Tax Credit. Ukraine's president and his military chief are at growing odds. Some of the world's most popular musical artists may leave TikTok.

Federal prisoners said to be the most dangerous are sent to a special unit at an Illinois penitentiary. NPR and The Marshall Project have uncovered violence, abuse and a string of inmate deaths there.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Republican Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger about the new voting law, what it includes and how it affects his job.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Democratic Congresswoman Karen Bass of California about the George Floyd police reform bill she's sponsoring and her talks with Republicans to help it pass in the Senate.

Steward Health Care, the nation's largest physician-owned hospital network, bought several facilities in Miami-Dade and Broward. The expansion is personal for CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre, who grew up in Florida after his parents fled Cuba in 1960.

Medication accounts for more than half of abortions, fueled in part by a greater reliance on telehealth. How would a Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade affect abortion pills availability?

Smoke billowed from burned-out buildings and sidewalks were strewn with broken glass Tuesday morning after Ferguson erupted over a grand jury’s decision…