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Cristy Chung was one of the plaintiffs in Woo v. Lockyer – that’s the lawsuit that overturned California’s original ban on gay marriage. But of the many…

An NPR investigation examined records of payouts by the city and found troubling patterns: Plaintiffs alleged that police often used excessive force. And several officers were repeatedly named.

Some say it's a sign of prosperity. In conservative India, if women can afford not to work, they don't. But economists say there's more to it.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with planetary sciences professor Jim Head about China's advancements in space exploration as another rocket is set to fall to the earth.

It's been six months since the Texas law banning almost all abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy took effect. Doctors and patients feel frustrated as they navigate the new legal environment.

The arson trial of the man accused of sparking the Palisades Fire, which killed a dozen people and destroyed nearly 7,000 structures, starts this week.

NPR's Noel King talks to Nancy Northup of the Center for Reproductive Rights about the Supreme Court hearing arguments in a Mississippi abortion law case that could threaten to overturn Roe v. Wade.

We hear from a tour guide in Lviv, who says that although that part of western Ukraine is "peaceful" at the moment, she's worried about keeping her family safe.

The origin of the sandwich has been a long-standing debate between Tampa and Miami, which both claim ownership. The truth is neither came up with it.

Five people were shot to death and at least 19 were wounded at the queer nightclub in Colorado Springs in November. The defendant is claiming mental illness and a history of abuse.

A presidential spokesman says media outlets that receive funding from abroad need to be reined in to protect the government from hostile foreign powers.

Culinary historian Tonya Hopkins and her sister Kenya Parham speak with NPR's Rachel Martin about their new seven-episode series on The Food Network: The Kwanzaa Menu.