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Phoenix Residents Respond To Flake And Kavanaugh

With local prosecutor Rachel Mitchell and Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake playing big parts in the Kavanaugh nomination, Arizonans are watching the national Supreme Court drama closely.

A Salute to Accordions!

Here are some songs from your life, "Backstreet Girl" by the Rolling Stones, "Joey" by Bob Dylan, "Road to Nowhere" by the Talking Heads, "Boy In The…

Bernice "Bunny" Sandler battled discrimination on the basis of sex, helping create Title IX legislation to give women and girls more opportunities in education and athletics.

How Bernice Sandler, 'Godmother Of Title IX,' Achieved Landmark Discrimination Ban

Bernice Sandler died Saturday at the age of 90. She once told NPR she beams with pride at seeing female athletes walk "with their heads up and feeling like, 'Yeah, I can handle this world.' "

President Trump says if he doesn't get a border wall, he will declare a national emergency to build it.

Trump Says He's Likely To Declare National Emergency If Congress Won't Fund Wall

The president traveled to a Border Patrol station in Texas, as the partial shutdown enters its 20th day. The trip comes a day after the president walked out on a meeting with Democrats.

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort changed his mind on Tuesday and asked a judge to keep him in detention in Warsaw, Va., and not move him to Northern Virginia after all.

Manafort: Never Mind, Please Don't Move Me To Jail Near Washington After All

A judge agreed to move President Trump's former campaign chairman closer to the site of his trial, but Paul Manafort says he has changed his mind and wants to say put.

In the 1940s, Rosanell Eaton became one of the first African Americans in North Carolina to successfully register to vote sicne Reconstruction. In her 90s, she became a vocal opponent of the state's voter ID laws, which disproportionately affected black voters.

Remembering Rosanell Eaton, An Outspoken Advocate for Voting Rights

Remembering Rosanelle Eaton, the North Carolina woman who in her 90s became the face of efforts to overturn laws that civil rights activists said discriminated against black voters.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., sponsored the resolution to withdraw U.S. military aid from the war in Yemen with Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. He argues the move will garner international notice as the conflict continues.

Senate Votes To End U.S. Support For War In Yemen, Rebuking Trump And Saudi Arabia

A bipartisan resolution directs the administration to end military assistance to the Saudi-led conflict. It draws on the Vietnam-era War Powers Act, marking the first debate on this war authority.

Favorite Visual Stories Of 2017

NPR's favorite visual stories of the year include political news events, a solar eclipse, and hurricanes along with stories about education, music and comics.

Dina Alhamrani's photos (at right) show a bride wearing a red "pre-wedding dress" and gold-leaf henna designs on her hands. "I want to tell brides never to let go of their heritage," Alhamrani says. "We have very, very vibrant colors. That's the message I try to convey. And the bride is looking at the light: That's a happy thing that she wants."

'Connected To The Whole Universe': Saudi Women Artists Show Their Work In The U.S.

The "Women's Point of View" exhibition at the Saudi Embassy in Washington, D.C., includes works of photography, motion graphics, even a design for a lightweight "running abaya" for athletes.

A woman takes pictures of the Olympic rings at Madureira Park, the third largest park in Rio de Janeiro.

A Team Of Refugees Will Compete At The Olympic Games In Rio

Previously, athletes who didn't represent a country weren't allowed to compete. The IOC says the all-refugee team will compete under the Olympic flag and be treated like all other teams.

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