Ashley Brown

Ketanji Brown Jackson gets personal with NPR about family and the Supreme Court

Juana Summers

In a new interview with NPR, Ketanji Brown Jackson talks about ethics in the Supreme Court, as well as stories about family, marriage and parenthood.

We spoke to 5 people who knew Kamala Harris before she was VP. Here's what we learned

Jonaki Mehta

We spoke with five people who have known Kamala Harris across different stages of her life, to find out what shaped her — and how she shapes others.

The cover of <em>Daughters of Latin America</em>.

These poems by Latin American women reflect a multilingual region

Alejandra Marquez Janse

Sandra Guzmán once heard an alarming statistic: Every 14 days, an Indigenous language dies around the world. So she created a new multilingual project centered on Latin American women.

A year in, the U.S. makes a pledge: 'Ukraine will decide what victory looks like'

Ari Shapiro

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says the U.S. wants to put Ukraine in the best position to end the war, but he declined to say if battlefield victories or diplomacy were the shared end goal.

Sheryl Lee Ralph performs "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of Super Bowl LVII.

Sheryl Lee Ralph explains why she almost left showbiz — and what kept her going

Juana Summers

Sheryl Lee Ralph opens up about how she rediscovered her ability later in life, playing Barbara Howard in Abbott Elementary, and how she thinks about her success later in her life.

Sahar Pirzada chose to have an abortion in 2018 when she learned that her fetus had Trisomy 18, a rare genetic condition that almost always ends in miscarriage or stillbirth.

Muslim-American opinions on abortion are complex. What does Islam actually say?

Linah Mohammad

Since the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to an abortion, many Muslims Americans have been turning to their faith to try to figure out: What does Islam say about the issue?

The U.S. government classifies some 50 million documents every year, but doesn't declassify documents at nearly that rate.

The U.S. has an overclassification problem, says one former special counsel

Kai McNamee

The discovery of classified documents at President Biden's home and former office has put new scrutiny on how the government classifies documents.

In a move that experts say is a key shift for Russia, the Kremlin has named General Valery Gerasimov as the new overall commander of the war in Ukraine.

What Putin's shake-up of top commanders could mean for the war in Ukraine

Mary Louise Kelly

Jealousy. Power struggles. Political infighting. This week's shake-up of Putin's top commanders in charge of Russia's invasion in Ukraine have it all, according to some security experts.

Watch: Michelle Obama tells young people to be 'rageful' — but have a plan

Juana Summers

In The Light We Carry, Michelle Obama opens up about generational life lessons - both personal and public - and how "going high" is more than just a motto.

With measuring tape and notepad, marine ecologist Enric Ballesteros surveys the organisms living on a healthy reef in the islands. When author Enric Sala and his team first visited here in 2009, they found these reefs in a pristine state, with a profusion of species, many of them rare.

This coral reef resurrected itself — and showed scientists how to replicate it

Jonaki Mehta

While scientists studied a coral reef ecosystem in the South Pacific, rising temperatures led them to believe it was doomed. Then, something miraculous happened.