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Actress Betty White, who died Friday at the age of 99, reflects on how she broke into showbiz in this 2014 interview. (This piece originally aired Nov. 2, 2014, on All Things Considered.)

Once upon a time in Gold Rush-era San Francisco a businessman amassed a fortune, then lost it all and went insane. His next move? He declared himself…

Russian prosecutors outlined drug charges against WNBA star Brittney Griner when her trial started in Moscow on Friday. The Biden administration says she's being wrongly detained.

Nfamara Badjie grew up framing rice in Gambia, now he's doing it in New York's Hudson Valley.

NPR's team in Beijing put together moments and storylines that stuck out — including those that showed immense inner strength, athleticism and grace.

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.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with former Rep Barbara Comstock, R-Va., about the Republican Party's reaction to President Biden's address, where he called "MAGA Republicans" a threat to American Democracy.

At StoryCorps, Shantay Davies-Balch and Sabrina Beavers talk about the prevalence of premature births among Black mothers. "Why aren't these normal conversations?" Beavers asked.

The Biden administration soon will allow people to indicate their gender as X on U.S. passports. Until now, non-binary, intersex and gender non-conforming people had to choose male or female.

The veteran actor was known for his wide variety of roles — from sci-fi tv shows such as Quantum Leap and Battlestar Galactica, to arthouse classics like Paris, Texas and Blue Velvet.

In several states, abortion access looks very different now than it did last week. President Biden is in Germany for the G-7 meeting. Ukraine's president asks the G7 for more weapons to fight Russia.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Anna Borshchevskaya, a Russia expert with the Washington Institute, about the wider strategy of Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to Iran.