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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dr. David Skorton, president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges, about ways the U.S. should prepare for the next pandemic.

Bigger artists may count on fan support and labels to carry them through canceled tours, but working musicians — from orchestra members and wedding singers to indie rappers — are looking elsewhere.

During the Great Recession, investors bought up a lot of homes and are now renting them out. In cities like Denver, even as home prices soar, investors are still not putting those properties back on the market.

NPR Music's Sidney Madden and Marissa Lorusso explore the diversity and staying power found in the songs on NPR Music's list of the 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+.

Brie Larson stars in Marvel's first standalone superheroine movie — and for the first time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the movie is co-directed by a woman. Captain Marvel hits theaters Friday.

The war on drugs has gone from bad to worse in this follow-up to the 2015 film. Justin Chang says that though its "bigger and brasher" than the original, the story in this sequel doesn't fully engage.

The White House and Democrats seem far apart on a deal that could avert a partial government shutdown at the end of the week. The sticking point is the president's demand on border wall funding.

The stakes are higher with a newly configured U.S. Supreme Court. Abortion-rights opponents say they're ultimately hoping to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Elie Honig, a former attorney with the U.S. Southern District of New York, talks with Rachel Martin about what Cohen's testimony means for the case being built in New York against President Trump.

'MATANGI/ MAYA/ M.I.A.' is a new documentary about musician and activist M.I.A. She joins NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro to talk about the film and what it's like for women who speak out.