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Are you introverted or extroverted? It depends. When it comes to personality, psychologist Brian Little says we can actually act against our biology — especially if we pursue a "core life project."

Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris found an unsettling trend when examining patients at her clinic: trauma. She found that adversity can change a child's biology and result in severe health outcomes.

The storm made landfall as a Category 4 storm late Friday, becoming the strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. in a dozen years. More than 200,000 people were without power early Saturday.

"Aetna's privacy violation devastated people whose neighbors and family learned their intimate health information," a legal group representing customers says. Aetna calls its mistake "unacceptable."

Duke grew up in the public eye, playing Helen Keller in the stage and screen versions of The Miracle Worker. Later she starred in her own TV sitcom, The Patty Duke Show. Originally broadcast in 1988.

Reiner spoke to Terry Gross in 1988 about how his experiences working backstage in Hollywood inspired him to create the classic sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show.

Nguyen and Thi Tran started Starry Kitchen out of desperation. Now the couple has a new book with their best recipes and stories of their adventures in the culinary world.

The surgeons tasked with removing a tumor from Dan Fabbio's brain had worked hard not to disrupt his ability to perform music. They rejoiced when he was able to play his sax on the operating table.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Paul Polasek, the mayor of Victoria, Texas, about how the town is preparing for Hurricane Harvey. Victoria is roughly an hour drive inland off the coast of Texas and is right in the path of the storm.

President Trump signed a memo ordering the Defense Department to roll back an Obama administration move that allowed transgender people to serve openly in the U.S. military.