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For decades, the U.S. medical system has adhered to a legally recognized standard for death, one embraced by most states. Why is a uniform standard for the start of human life proving so elusive?

The populist energy within the Republican Party goes by the name the former president gave it: MAGA. And its influence on the 2022 midterms seems destined to track that of the Tea Party surge in 2010.

The United States has joined the list of countries where democracy is backsliding, according to a new report by the think tank International IDEA.

Carol "Mommom" Cohn died at age 91 from COVID in 2020. Now, her family is honoring her memory by sharing the matriarch's beloved matzo ball soup recipe with the world.

JoAnne Bland was 11 when she marched in Selma on March 7, 1965, known today as "Bloody Sunday." Her tours are a window into the violence of that day and her city's role in the fight for civil rights.

Gregory Robinson grew up as one of 11 children of tobacco sharecroppers in rural Virginia. He reflects on his journey to NASA, where he directed the groundbreaking James Webb Space Telescope program.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Kirk Lepine, Plaquemines Parish president, about the impact of Hurricane Ida in his parish.

Also: How President Trump is slowly affecting U.S. policy; suspected tornadoes in Ohio and Indiana injure eight people; and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) suffers broken ribs in a home attack.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with defense policy expert Andrew Exum about whether the U.S. and its allies will continue to endure the economic cost of supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression.

Two sisters in Tennessee each got pregnant when they were young. The paths they took and the secrets they kept have shaped their lives.