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Health researchers say the political divide is impacting Americans' health. A new study shows there is a growing life expectancy gap between Democratic and Republican counties.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author Ibram X. Kendi about structural racism, and the debate over how to teach children about racism. His latest book is: How to Raise an Anti-Racist.

The gunman in Uvalde, Texas, was active on Yubo, a social media app marketed to teenagers. He sent threatening messages on the app to girls and young women, according to reporting by the Washington Post.

Researchers at the University of Washington are investigating whether psychedelics could alleviate depression in healthcare workers.

Mare Winningham was nominated for a Tony for her role in the play. And the show won the Tony Award for Best Orchestration.

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., has been working on protections for DREAMers for 17 years. A new plan had been gaining bipartisan support in the House and the Senate, but President Trump signaled his opposition to it on Tuesday. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Durbin about his work on the issue, and what a palatable deal looks like to him.

Manuel and Patricia Oliver co-founded the gun reform group Change the Ref after losing their son Joaquin in the 2018 Parkland shooting.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Lucy Delap, historian at Cambridge University, about the 100th anniversary of the suffragette movement in Britain.

A video of an attack on a group of women at a restaurant in China has touched a raw nerve in a country where many feel women's rights aren't always protected.

The Jan. 6 panel heard testimony from former President Donald Trump's campaign manager in a hearing on Trump's awareness that he lost in 2020 and his effort to push the lie that he won in spite of it.