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The Toraja people of Indonesia keep the preserved bodies of their deceased relatives at home for years. They're saving up for a big funeral. But there's a deeper reason for the custom.

Faced with lawsuits from sick smokers, tobacco firms argue the health risks were "common knowledge" for decades, and they often pay professors to help make that point as expert witnesses.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is one of the least popular politicians in the country, and yet he has exerted significant power over the direction of the U.S. government.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with three students from Gary, Ind., about their podcast which looked at plans for a waste management facility next to their school.

The newly re-elected president made a promise to redistribute white-owned land to blacks. But it's a tense and controversial process.

The Women’s World Cup broke attendance records across continents and shattered stereotypes. We look at the way forward for women in sports.

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has died at the age of 99. Appointed by President Gerald Ford, he was known for his "crafty and genial hand" and as a "judge's judge."

Waiting until marriage for sex is relatively rare in the U.S. One couple shares their experience and how they navigated their decision.

Remember rent control? Across the country, there are new efforts to bring it back. Why now?

At 99, the retired Supreme Court justice — author of The Making of a Justice — says "the world is changing much faster than I anticipated. " And it's changing, he says, "for the worse."