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Statues have been taken down; names scrubbed from institutions. The national reckoning over race has reenergized debates over historical figures and the scrutiny goes beyond Confederate monuments.

The Supreme Court nominee said Roe v. Wadewas "important precedent" but stopped short of saying whether he thinks the case was correctly decided.

David Greene talks to Richard Fontaine, who was a foreign policy adviser to Sen. John McCain both in the Senate and on his 2008 presidential campaign. McCain died on Saturday at the age of 81.

Drosophila melanogaster is a mainstay of genetics labs, but its wild origins have been mysterious. Scientists have now traced the pesky fly to a particular fruit — a human favorite 10,000 years ago.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger's bipartisan credentials were a central issue for voters at a recent town hall. The freshman lawmaker beat a Republican incumbent in an ideologically diverse Virginia district.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Abderrahim Foukara, Al Jazeera's Washington, D.C. bureau chief, about the recent regime changes in Algeria and Sudan.

NPR podcast Rough Translation explores what makes a successful public apology by telling the story of Japan's attempts to apologize to U.S. prisoners of war that were used as slave labor during WWII.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with David McMillan, chef and owner of Joe Beef in Montreal, about how his decision to embrace sobriety has impacted his life and those around him.

A proposed bill would require cannabis products to carry large warnings, similar to cigarettes. But the state's legal pot industry says more rules make it harder to compete with the illicit market.

The wide-ranging legislation targets climate change, health care costs and taxes. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer kicked off floor debate on Saturday evening.