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Massachusetts lawmakers begin debate on a constitutional amendment that would limit marriage to heterosexuals, following a ruling by the state's highest court giving same-sex couples the right to wed. In 12 other states, conservatives worried by the Massachusetts ruling are pushing for similar constitutional bans on gay marriage. NPR's Tovia Smith reports.

As polls close, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts is the projected victor in Virginia's Democratic primary, leading by a solid margin over Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina. It would be Kerry's first win in a southern state. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and NPR's David Welna.

Sen. John Kerry defeats rivals Sen. John Edwards and former Vermont governor Howard Dean in the Wisconsin presidential primary, according to network exit polls. Kerry, the frontrunner in the contest to be the Democratic nominee, withstood a tight race with Edwards. Hear NPR's Scott Horsley.

The mask-wearing requirement had been initially imposed in early 2021, shortly after President Biden took office.

The celebrity chef's nonprofit World Central Kitchen has been serving meals to families fleeing Ukraine. A restaurant that was partnering with the organization was destroyed by a Russian missile.

In honor of Women's History Month, NPR takes a look at five women photographing the worst effects of climate change around the world.

On the 50th anniversary of the first official women's race, reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir came out on top.

The New Orleans rapper gives a performance that features three key elements that make him who he is: cars, weed and, of course, music.

Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse) captures both the stark beauty and brutality of the Vikings in his latest film, which tamps down his experimental impulses to tell a familiar revenge tale.

Dmitriy Cherepanov, a lifelong Mariupol native, created MRPL.life, a site dedicated to helping residents locate missing loved ones in the besieged Ukrainian city.