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Stern was one of the country's most loved and respected poets who wrote with spirited melancholy and earthly humor about his childhood, Judaism, mortality and the wonders of the contemplative life.

The majority of U.S. politicians are white men. This cycle, some states are poised to make history by electing female, LGBTQ, or Black governors for the first time.

The former world No. 1 Halep insists she didn't take a banned drug and is vowing to clear her name. Many in tennis are siding with her.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author and culture critic Jeff Yang about the re-release of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 23 years after it first hit theaters.

For decades researchers have struggled to find a contraceptive methods for males. A new fast-acting compound shows promise — assuming it turns out to work as well in men as in mice.

President Biden often pledges to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia "as long as it takes." The risky secret trip to the warzone is aimed at showing he means it.

An old myth holds that Catholics eat fish on Fridays because of a secret pact a medieval pope made to sell more fish. That's just a fish tale. The real story behind fish Fridays is way better.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with soccer writer Andrew Downie about legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento — known around the world as Pelé. He'd been battling complications from colon cancer.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Larry Diamond, a Stanford professor who teaches courses on democracy and American foreign policy, about recent protests in Russia, Iran and China.

Experts in the HIV field agree that that lack of trust contributes to people of color facing much higher rates of infection and death related to the disease.