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Ukraine and Russia trade blame for breach in a major dam. Former VP Mike Pence is in Iowa to announce his presidential bid. The two biggest organizations in golf announced a ground-shifting merger.

Why are Republicans abandoning one of the best tools the government has to catch voter fraud? That question is the focus of a new NPR investigation. Here are five takeaways from the report.

Some people of faith are organizing a pushback against the wave of anti-LGBTQ rights legislation making its way through state houses this year. They're calling it Faith for Pride.

Advocates are hoping more survivors of sexual assaults in federal prison can use a new method to win early release.

Most American kids quit playing sports by age 11. That means a lot of kids are missing out on some of the huge benefits of sports, including spacial awareness, physical activity and team skills.

The activist group Moms for Liberty has grown rapidly during the pandemic years, claiming to fight for parents' rights in public education. The Southern Poverty Law Center is labeling it as extremist.

Scientists are relying more and more on non-scientists to help them gather data. That was the case recently on North Carolina's coast, where volunteers spent a day counting terrapin turtles.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with novelist Aisha Abdel Gawad about her new novel Between Two Moons. It's a coming of age story about teenage twins in Brooklyn and takes place during one month of Ramadan.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist Brendan Porath about the surprise merger between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf.

As part of NPR's series highlighting female songwriters through history, we look at Cynthia Weil, who wrote hits like "You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling" and "On Broadway" with her husband Barry Mann.