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Just before President Obama's visit to Ethiopia last year, jailed bloggers and journalists were suddenly released from prison — a welcome gesture of openness. But their freedom goes only so far.

Making a baby isn't easy if you're two gay men. But that's what author Joshua Gamson and his husband, Richard, set out to do. Twice. Those stories and…

Less than two years after he was removed from office by the military, Mohammed Morsi was sentenced by an Egyptian court for the arrest and torture of protesters.

In NPR's Elise Tries series, correspondent Elise Hu tries out new experiences in East Asia. In this episode, Japanese toilets: so automated and comfortable, you might never want to leave the bathroom.

Kimberley Acebo Arteche is an educator, cultural worker, and interdisciplinary artist working in photography, social practice, and performance. But before…

Video reports show smoke billowing from Flight 214 and it appears to have broken into at least two large pieces. Images from the scene also show many passengers walking away from the crippled jet.

Comedian Karinda Dobbins is unapologetically political in her stand-up.She’s opened for Hari Kondabolu Trevor Noah and toured with W. Kamau Bell. She also…

Marie Collins of Ireland, a survivor of abuse at the hands of a priest, has gone on to be an advocate for victims. Others on the commission include Boston Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley.

Hospital units tailored to older patients.Author Gretchen Atwood on integrating the NFL.Faith and iron inside Oakland's God's Gym.

How will you accomplish your resolutions this year? Whether you want to take on a hard goal such as losing weight, or something easy like flossing every…

Hospital units tailored to older patients.Author Gretchen Atwood on integrating the NFL.Faith and iron inside Oakland's God's Gym.

British clothing retailer Primark says it will pay $10 million in compensation to the victims of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh last year. The tragedy killed more than 1,100.