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Local Bay Area comedian Dara M Wilson talks about why she was personally called to the stage, and how humor is handed down from generation to generation…

A group called Vet the Vote is encouraging veterans to help out with the shortage of election workers in an atmosphere made tense by heated rhetoric and even threats against poll workers.

The brain uses special neurons called time cells to organize our memories of events and experiences. But, despite their name, these cells don't work like a clock.

The open senate seat in Pennsylvania has led to one of the closest races in the country. Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz face off Tuesday in their first — and only — debate.

Lawmakers are trying to answer how Congress could function if a catastrophe incapacitated members. A 2017 shooting at a GOP baseball practice, the pandemic and Jan. 6 have made the issue more urgent.

Fresh Air's film critic says it was a terrific year for movies but also a dispiriting one. Blockbusters brought audiences back to theaters, but romantic comedies and grown-up dramas often struggled.

Once a powerful man in Hollywood, Harvey Weinstein has been convicted of three of seven charges in his second sex crimes trial. He is already serving a 23-year prison sentence in New York.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jonah Goldberg of the conservative news site The Dispatch, about revelations from the House panels' investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Talley, who worked at Women's Wear Daily and Vogue, was a regular in the front row of fashion shows in New York and Europe. At 6-feet-6 inches tall, he cut an imposing figure wherever he went.

When he's sentenced, the one-time movie mogul could face decades of prison time in California. That's in addition to the 23 years Weinstein is already serving in New York.

Weinstein's legal trouble is far from over. In London, he faces criminal charges of indecent assault of a woman in 1996.

Owner Dan Snyder and the NFL were among those sued by the District of Columbia, accused of lying about an inquiry into sexual misconduct and a persistently hostile work environment within the team.