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Social media is full of videos saying hormonal contraception can hurt you and promoting natural alternatives. How did the treatments get such a bad reputation and do alternatives work?

A group of alumni from one of the nation's most influential evangelical Christian universities is condemning their school's president for his continued alignment with President Trump.

With much at stake on Election Day, labor unions have deployed canvassers to knock on doors in swing states. With polling tight, the focus is on turning out the vote.

José Mujica, the charismatic former guerrilla fighter who later went on to lead Uruguay and became known as "the world's poorest president" for his austere lifestyle, has died at 89.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Washington Post reporter Michael Kranish about Michael Bloomberg's history of sexist and discriminatory behavior.

Democrats and Republicans have called for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to resign. NPR's Michel Martin talks to political analysts Larry Sabato and Andra Gillespie about the political forces at play.

Staffers at Bloomberg News accused editors of spiking an investigative story to avoid the wrath of the Communist Party. But analysts say accusations of self-censorship go far beyond this one case. One American academic compares China's censorial authority to a "giant anaconda" — its mere presence enough to make people limit their behavior.

Senate Republicans delayed a vote on the health care bill after it appeared they wouldn't have the votes to pass it. Steve Inskeep talks with Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union.

The likely Democratic presidential pack is embracing ambitious economic policies, like Medicare for all and a $15 minimum wage. Those policies could drive the big debates during the 2020 primaries.

NPR's Sarah McCammon asks Democratic strategists Sarada Peri and Eddie Vale who the Democratic candidates were trying to appeal to in this week's debates.