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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with J.C. Hallman, author of "Say Anarcha," a book about enslaved women forced to undergo experimental gynecological surgeries in 19th century Alabama.

Differences on spending bills sets up possible September government shutdown clash. How New Orleans is coping with surge in heat-related illnesses. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on judicial overhaul.

An animal welfare worker in New York City tells StoryCorp about his experience providing aid for dogs in Chernobyl more than 30 years after the nuclear disaster there.

Called "the sweetest man in the music business" by ex-bandmate Don Felder, Meisner joined Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Bernie Leadon in the early '70s to form one of the most popular acts in history.

Bronny James committed to join the University of Southern California's basketball team in May. He was practicing with the team earlier this week when he went into cardiac arrest.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with columnist Kyle Whitmire of the AL.com. He's been following the story of an Alabama town that has two mayors.

Fathers may want to take on more domestic and child care responsibilities, but gender norms and a lack of social support may discourage them from doing so, a new international study finds.

Humphrey is remembered for his defense of an unpopular war in Vietnam, but author Sam Freedman says the former mayor of Minneapolis played a critical role in getting Democrats to embrace civil rights.

Lawmakers heard firsthand accounts of craft that are "beyond our current understanding of our technology," and allegations that the U.S. recovered non-human "bio remains."

New fees are being tacked onto hotel bills, airfare, restaurant checks and pretty much everywhere else. It's another form of inflation and it's costing consumers $65 billion a year.