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Clockwise, from top left, Marilyn Townley, Carol Schrantz, Paul Harmon, Sandra Harmon and Jeanne Morris are the Longfellow Club's longest-tenured members, with participation ranging from 15-40 years, give or take.

144-year-old Longfellow Club keeps up with the times by keeping things simple

Bloomington-Normal's oldest social club was launched by educators and scholars in 1882, following the death of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Elder members of the Longfellow Club say a strict vetting process and subtle changes in format through the generations have kept the club going as others social societies struggle.

RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz announce moves to ban gender-affirming care for young people

The Trump administration Thursday proposed two rules targeting hospitals that treat transgender children and youth using Medicare and Medicaid as the lever. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

Mississippi Today reporter Anna Wolfe, center, is congratulated Monday by staff sports columnist Rick Cleveland, right, after winning the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting, as her mother, Bethel Wolfe, left, observes, at a celebration in Jackson, Miss. Wolfe was honored for her reporting on a $77 million welfare scandal, the largest embezzlement of federal funds in Mississippi's history.

Here are the winners of the 2023 Pulitzer Prizes

The Associated Press won two awards for its Ukraine coverage, including the prestigious Public Service award. The prize for fiction went to two books: Demon Copperhead and Trust.

'Chevalier' tells the forgotten story of a Black composer in the 1700s

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with actor Kelvin Harrison Jr. about starring in the new movie Chevalier, which tells the forgotten story of Joseph Bologne, a Black composer and violinist of the 1700s.

At A Texas Base, Battling Army's Top Threat: Suicide

Suicide killed more U.S. troops last year than combat in Afghanistan, a trend that's likely to continue this year. The causes and remedies are complicated, but Fort Bliss in Texas has bucked the trend. Suicides have declined there, after implementation of an interactive suicide prevention program.

Who are the Americans freed in a Russian prisoner swap? And, Simone Biles is GOAT

Americans were welcomed home last night after the largest prisoner exchange between the West and Russia since the end of the Cold War. And, Simone Biles secures her GOAT status at the Olympics.

Seau's Suicide Helped To Make Concussions In Football A National Issue

As Morning Edition examines the dangers of concussions, David Greene talks to football analyst Jim Trotter about Junior Seau. The NFL star's 2012 suicide elevated the issue of concussions.

An informal tented settlement for Syrian refugees in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. AHA members filmed at this camp, gathering footage for their fundraising video

A German Far-Right Group Aids Syrian Refugees — To Stop Them From Reaching Europe

A far-right movement is providing aid to Syrian refugees in Lebanon, but not for purely humanitarian reasons. The few refugees who received help didn't know the group aims to keep them out of Germany.

The Epidemiologist Who Crushed The Glass Ceiling And Media Stupidity

In a new memoir, Dr. Mary Guinan reflects on 40 years as a disease detective for the CDC.

Rape Is A Crime In India — But There Are Exceptions

A husband can force his wife to have sex against her will. And that is not a crime. An effort to change the law is running into opposition.

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