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The Supreme Court ruled that many businesses would not have to pay for health insurance that covered contraceptives if they objected on religious grounds.

In Catherine Lacey's new genre-bending novel, Biography of X, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist realizes her spouse — a fierce and narcissistic artist — was not who she believed.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to journalist and writer Lijia Zhang for analysis of the protests happening across China. She organized factory workers in China in the late 1980s.

Outgoing premier Li Keqiang told delegates at the National People's Congress that China is aiming to rebound economically after COVID slowed them down

The ruling follows a first-of-its-kind trial in the U.S., adding to a small number of legal decisions around the world that have established a government duty to protect citizens from climate change.

Barry Humphries has died at 89. Scott Simon revisits a conversation he had with Humphries' legendary creation, Dame Edna.

The National Book Critics Circle has announced that two feminist literary scholars, Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar, will receive a lifetime achievement award. Critic Maureen Corrigan says their groundbreaking 1979 book, The Madwoman in the Attic, changed the way we read.

In a Pennsylvania district, school board elections have turned from debates about teacher salaries to issues like gender identity policies.

A trained gynecologist, Gao became well-known across China for her relentless activism in exposing a man-made AIDS crisis and for her educational work to remove the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS.

Morgan's Wonderland, which is believed to be the world's first ultra-accessible theme park, is expanding its offerings to include a hotel and a salon.