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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Washington Post aging columnist Anne Lamott about what it means to get older in the United States.

To target the tiny prey they depend on, humpbacks have developed a way of trapping them with nets made out of bubbles. A new study shows exactly how they do it.

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks to journalist Anshel Pfeffer about the Israeli public and international community's response to Netanyahu’s refusal to commit to a ceasefire amid hostage deaths.

The Tropicana, the third-oldest casino on the Las Vegas Strip, closed in April after welcoming guests for 67 years. An elaborate implosion reduced it to rubble on Wednesday.

Records obtained by The Texas Newsroom indicate that extreme heat contributed to the deaths of several state prison inmates in recent years.

The Jameses, who both play for the L.A. Lakers, shared the court for several minutes on the NBA's opening night. They join a very small club of father-son teammates in American professional sports.

A federal prison in Oregon says it's made a dent in the backlog of prisoners' medical requests after a scathing DOJ report. One prisoner, Luke Thornhill, says that can't be farther from the truth.

Christian writer Jonathan Merritt's new book, "My Guncle and Me," tells the story of a gay uncle who helps his nephew embrace his differences. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on June 21.)

Health insurers would be required to cover all recommended over-the-counter contraception products, such as birth control and condoms, without a prescription and at no cost, for those with insurance.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Benjamine Spencer, a Dallas man who spent 34 years of his life in prison for a crime he has always insisted he did not commit. Today, he was officially exonerated.

A newspaper in a Minnesota prison began publishing more than a century ago. The paper covers prison life and gives its writers purpose. It’s one of around two dozen similar publications nationwide.