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Pakistan's supreme court has ruled that a move by the prime minister to dissolve parliament is illegal, ending a political crisis — for now.

The Mayor of a Ukrainian town who was briefly taken hostage by Russian forces has emerged in France. He talks about what it was like being held by Russian soldiers and why he thinks he was released.

Mandel's latest work is an ingeniously constructed, deeply absorbing novel that summons up three fully realized worlds in three distinct time periods — including the 25th century.

Nomadland author and Atlantic journalist Jessica Bruder explains how health advocates and activists are preparing ways to provide abortions if Roe is either overturned or weakened by the SCOTUS.

NPR's Vicky Que reports on a new study that finds more women are likely to suffer from osteoporosis then previously thought. The research is published in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association, and confirms what many bone specialists have long suspected: that low bone mass in older women is grossly under diagnosed.

Tiny plastic debris — some so small you can't see it — has previously been found in human blood, excrement and in the depths of the ocean.

From the Hollywood sign to Monopoly to the printed T-shirt, NPR kicks off a year-long series looking at the roots of those and other American icons.

Last summer, a motorcycle accident sent storyteller Kevin Kling to the hospital, where he rediscovered the powers of prayer, family and friends. Kling recounts his near-death experience with his trademark humor -- and an enhanced zest for life.

Ancient evidence had pointed to Europe as the birthplace of modern behavior. But now, two pieces of carved ochre suggest that yet again, it all started in Africa. NPR's Chris Joyce reports for All Things Considered.

Ken Burns says his latest documentary is a "dual biography" of Mark Twain and Samuel Clemens, the real man behind the writer.