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NPR's David Schaper reports from Ellsworth, Wis., on the return of the U.S. Army's 652nd Engineer Company from duty in Iraq. The relatively small bridge-building unit suffered more casualties than any other Army reserve unit.

On this May the 4th, now known as Star Wars Day, we listen back to an original NPR review of the now beloved classic. In 1977, Tom Shales reviewed the new film Star Wars for NPR.

What the overturning of Roe v. Wade could mean for U.S. politics. The field is set for Ohio's U.S. Senate race in November. Some civilians and Ukrainian soldiers are still trapped in a steel plant.

It's the strongest statement by the Biden administration since Moscow authorities arrested Griner in February with what they said was hashish oil in vape cartridges in her luggage.

A huge piece of quartzite in Lawrence, which has long stood as a memorial to the town's abolitionist founders, is being moved. It belongs to a Native American tribe.

President Bush's Democratic challenger, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, says he will make abortion rights a major theme of his campaign. He spoke Friday at a rally for abortion rights in Washington, D.C., and also to the American Society of Newspaper Editors. NPR's David Welna reports.

In Ohio, the field is set for what will be one of the most closely watched U.S. Senate races. On the Republican side, venture capitalist and author J.D. Vance will face Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan.

The Supreme Court draft opinion that would overrule Roe v. Wade sparked outrage among abortion rights supporters, but a mix of celebration and caution among opponents crosswise with public opinion.

As part of the project, 120,000 pennies modified by an artist have been released through delis and bodegas. The project connects the fragility of the economy with the losses of COVID.

Condoleezza Rice, President Bush's chief national security adviser, will appear Thursday before the Sept. 11 commission. Rice will testify under oath for the first time. She met privately with panel members in February. This appearance follows questions raised by others who have testified before the commission. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.