NPR's Ayesha Rascoe looks back at the life of video game and LGBTQ pioneer Rebecca Heineman.
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Pill versions of the obesity drugs now taken only as injections are on the way. We look at the science behind the pills and if they might be more affordable and accessible than the shots.
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The Palestinian militant group Hamas has been devastated by two years of fighting in Gaza. But is the organization now using a ceasefire to regroup?
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An increasing number of women are joining the Ukrainian military. Thousands of females are now serving in frontline roles as Russia's full-scale war on the country approaches its fourth year.
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NPR's Andrew Limbong talks about some of NPR staffers' favorite plot-driven books of 2025.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Iranian-Canadian filmmaker Alireza Khatami about his new movie, "The Things You Kill."
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Seniors are the fastest-growing homeless population across the nation. Now, some shelters are trying to make it easier to accommodate the elderly.
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Big Ma dashes off commands, pots clang, aunts and uncles shoot the breeze, little ones beg to lick the bowl, ham and candied yam. Family Feast! is about food, family and love. -
Nostalgia is rising in Congo for Mobutu Sese Seko — the kleptocratic strongman as a new museum exhibit glorifying him draws crowds in Kinshasa. -
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WVXU listener Dennis Pattinson of Cincinnati, Ohio and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz. -
A month-long moot court program in New York City lets students prosecute — and defend — cases, offering real-world lessons in how government works.
