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The Supreme Court for a third time allows Texas to bar abortions after 6 weeks

The court denied a request from abortion providers in the state to return the case to a judge who blocked Texas's six-week ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

For same Asian Americans, it was the first time in Nashville they saw so many Asian Americans gathered in one place. This was a vigil last March for the victims of the Atlanta spa shooting.

A year after the Atlanta spa deaths, Asian American communities build stronger ties

After the slaying of six Asian American women in Atlanta last year, many Asian American are trying to build the infrastructure and resources for their communities to feel safe and supported.

A medical helper takes a photo of the Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Center during the Winter Olympics on Feb. 14.

Beijing Olympic organizers are touting a green Games. The reality is much different

Authorities in China said they planted nearly 200,000 acres of forest and green areas prior to the Winter Games. But they also transplanted nearly 20,000 trees, which could endanger animal habitats.

Flora Purim's <em>If You Will</em> is the first album by the influential jazz fusion artist in 15 years and, she says, her last.

Her Voice Is In The Air

The Brazilian singer Flora Purim helped create the sound of jazz fusion. Now, as she releases what she says will be her final album, it's time to give her artistic legacy its due.

While killer whales are known to attack blue whales, John Totterdell and his colleagues are the first to ever document a successful takedown. And they've done it more than once, publishing their findings in the journal Marine Mammal Science.

Orcas take down a blue whale, proving they're the apex predators of the ocean

"Within seconds we realized, oh my God, a pack of killer whales is attacking a blue whale," researcher John Totterdell from the Cetacean Research Centre in Australia, told NPR.

Sandy Hook took place as 'alternative facts' muscled out objective truth

A feature writer at The New York Times, author Elizabeth Williamson is a compassionate storyteller and a thorough reporter who never loses sight of the larger issues Newtown presents.

In Dua Lipa's ever-expanding world, 'there's no time limit and there's no what-ifs'

The pop star is returning to stages two years after releasing an acclaimed second album, Future Nostalgia, and being forced like everyone else to hunker down for the long chill.

A Red/Blue Workshop in La Grange, Texas, was put on by volunteers with the nonprofit Braver Angels, which stages encounters and debates all over the country as a way to reduce political polarization.

Red/Blue Workshops try to bridge the political divide. Do they really work?

More and more nonprofits are bringing Americans with opposing political views together for civil discussions on divisive issues. Critics question whether these encounters produce lasting results.

Bohdan Ivanchuk, principal of the music school, hugs Maj. Tarabalka's parents, Natalia and Ivan Tarabalka, as they mourn the death of their son killed in combat over Ukraine.

One Ukrainian family grieves the loss of their fighter pilot son

In a small village in western Ukraine, family and friends recently buried a 29-year-old MIG fighter pilot who was killed in combat over his homeland.

Demonstrators stand around a peace sign during a vigil for Ukraine near the European Union headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday. Activists are calling on EU leaders to impose a full ban on Russian fuel.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine transforms Europe's political and military landscape

As Russia's war in Ukraine grinds through its fourth week, President Vladimir Putin's greatest accomplishment so far may be one he never intended: a unified Europe.

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