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Danica Roem of Virginia became the <a href="https://www.npr.org/2017/11/07/562679573/election-of-transgender-lawmaker-in-virginia-makes-history" data-key="31">first out trans person</a> to be elected to a state legislature.

Transgender Rights Lead NPR's Top LGBTQ Stories of 2017

From so-called "bathroom bills" to a teen wrestling champion, 2017 saw transgender rights surge to the forefront of public consciousness.

Those Trying To Get Out Of Afghanistan Must Pass Through Taliban Checkpoints

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Al-Jazeera reporter Charlotte Bellis about the latest on the ground in Afghanistan following the fall of the country to the Taliban.

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a news conference this week in Geneva.

WHO Chief On COVID-19 Pandemic: 'The Worst Is Yet To Come'

Speaking at a briefing in Geneva, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says: "We all want this to be over. We all want to get on with our lives. But the hard reality is this is not even close to being over."

Protesters sing and pray outside the United Methodist Church's special session of the general conference in St. Louis on Tuesday. Delegates voted to maintain current rules against LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriage.

United Methodist Church Votes To Keep Bans On Same-Sex Weddings, LGBTQ Clergy

Delegates rejected change despite a Virginia pastor's warning: "You will be putting a virus into the American church that will make it very sick, and it will be sick quickly."

How The Latest Phase Of The Pandemic Is Playing Out Across The U.S.

In Georgia, Michigan and Ohio, it's now been a few days of kids between the ages of 12 and 15 getting vaccinated. Each state has also had a different reaction to new CDC guidance on masks.

Protesters In Thailand Turn Out Despite Government Crackdown

Thousands of mainly young Thais were back on the streets of Bangkok on Sunday for a fifth straight day of protests. They are demanding sweeping political change.

How The Port Of Los Angeles Is Coming Back To Life After The Pandemic

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, about how the port has been doing as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

House Republicans To Meet To Hash Out Divisions Testing The Party

Republicans in the House are under pressure to address controversy that's boiling over for freshman member Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has supported QAnon and other conspiracies.

On a 2007 visit to Savelugu Hospital in Ghana, President Jimmy Carter asks a group of children if they've had Guinea worm. A raised hand is a yes.

'Watch Out, Guinea Worm, Here Comes Jimmy Carter'

Those words were written on a poster that greeted the former president on a visit to Nigeria. His Carter Center has vowed to wipe out the nasty worm. And right now we're down to 126 cases.

"I was completely shocked and ashamed. That's not how I think of the Republicans — who we were, and who we are," said Lyle Darrah of the riot at the Capitol. Darrah recently changed his party registration from Republican to Democrat.

Spurred By The Capitol Riot, Thousands Of Republicans Drop Out Of GOP

About 4,600 Republicans changed their party status in Colorado in the immediate aftermath of the Capitol riot. Other states are reporting similar defections from the GOP.

Within the Federal Bureau of Prisons, inmates are asked to "voluntarily" agree to electronic monitoring in order to use the bureau's email system. Above, a prison cell block is seen at the Federal Correctional Institution, El Reno in Oklahoma in 2015.

When It Comes To Email, Some Prisoners Say Attorney-Client Privilege Has Been Erased

Within the Federal Bureau of Prisons, inmates are asked to "voluntarily" agree to electronic monitoring in order to use the bureau's email system. But critics say there's nothing voluntary about it.

Some haunted houses return after sitting out last Halloween because of the pandemic

Haunted houses are a staple of the Halloween season, but they are looking a little different this year due to the pandemic.

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