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Traditional blood tests still do a better job flagging common inherited diseases. Gene sequencing can be useful for detecting some conditions, but the results can be difficult to interpret.

Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert has a new novel. NPR's Scott Simon talks to the best-selling writer about City of Girls.

The Jamaican women's national soccer team is the first from the Caribbean to ever make it to the Women's World Cup. Grit, luck and a little help from a reggae star helped them get there.

Cattle ranchers know that making the best steak starts with the genetic makeup of the herd. Now those genetics have taken a historic leap thanks to new, predictive DNA technology.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with director Kay Cannon whose new movie, Blockers, tells the story of three parents who try to stop their teenage daughters from having sex with their prom dates.

Officials have their eyes open to the threats in a way they didn't in 2016, but they are limited by a lack of time and resources.

Steve Inskeep talks to Marc Short, the president's Legislative Affairs director, about the Iran nuclear deal and Trump's pick for CIA director. Confirmation hearings begin Wednesday for Gina Haspel.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Philip Gordon, who helped negotiate the nuclear deal with Iran for the Obama administration, about President Trump's decision to withdraw from it.

Wednesday's debate, by 2020 standards, was normal. The candidates ignored questions and defended Biden's and Trump's records, but it was the fly that created buzz.

Five executives, now suspended, accuse U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack of illegally interfering in newsroom coverage of President Trump, Joe Biden and Black Lives Matter.