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NPR's history podcast Throughline tells us the story of the scientist who helped launch gerontology, the study of aging, and how we started viewing aging as a disease.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with journalist Scott Shane, who traced the naming of the Underground Railroad back to the writings of the little-known 19th century abolitionist Thomas Smallwood.

Missouri has one of the strictest abortion bans, with no exceptions for rape or incest. Abortion rights advocates aim to get a ballot initiative legalizing the procedure in front of voters this year.

Most of the companies in a U.K. trial were so pleased with the results — improved wellbeing, lower turnover, greater efficiency — they've made the four-day workweek permanent.

Texas Democrats hope Biden's visit on Thursday will mean a turning point for their party's border message — which has become one of the most pressing political fights across the country.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist and author Steve Coll about his new book, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, The CIA, and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq.

The Palestinian prime minister in the occupied West Bank has announced that he is resigning, as pressure mounts for the moribund leadership to reform and possibly take charge of Gaza after the war.

While Democrats don't have a contested primary in Michigan Tuesday, there is contention among Democratic voters about the future of the party.

Fresno, in San Joaquin Valley, has some of the worst air in the nation. Residents are getting a burst of hope that new, stricter rules on air pollution could help their health — eventually.

After tense talks in the Oval Office, congressional leaders said they were hopeful they could reach a deal to avert a partial government shutdown on Friday. But they appeared divided on Ukraine aid.