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American men face higher rates of suicide than women and higher rates of incarceration. In the age of #MeToo, some men are turning to each other to build healthy esteem that builds up others too.

The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law July 26, 1990. In it, Congress wrote that “physical and mental disabilities in no way diminish a person's right to fully participate in all aspects of society,” and banned discrimination against anyone with a disability. This landmark piece of civil rights legislation transformed the lives of millions of people. But it took courage and action by the disability community across the nation and here locally to get to that point and the advocacy continues now.

The COVID-19 vaccine is on its way. What do medical directors and state officials say about their plans? None of them expect to get all the doses they need, so how do they decide who gets it first?

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with political commentators Gayle Trotter and Kimberly Atkins of the Boston Herald about the United States' relationship with Saudi Arabia, the Democrats potentially gaining as many as 40 seats in the House of Representatives and about Nancy Pelosi likely being voted House speaker again.

While politicians praised his service to the country, former President George W. Bush called him "the best dad a son or daughter could ask for."

A meteorologist goes up against Alabama's deadly tornadoes, as NPR's Invisibilia explores our relationship with uncertainty.

Some of the Muslims held in vocational camps in a northwest Chinese province tell NPR that they are being held for "extremist thoughts," and don't know when they'll be allowed to go home.

New York Times tech columnist Kevin Roose says we've been approaching automation all wrong. "We should be teaching people ... to be more like humans, to do the things that machines can't do," he says.

Michael Cecchi-Azzolina has worked in several high-end New York City restaurants — adrenaline-fueled workplaces where booze and drugs are plentiful and the health inspector will ruin your day.

To launch our road trip series Our Land, we travel across the country as Donald Trump takes office, and we meet freshly minted citizens at their naturalization ceremony in Kansas City, Mo.