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Listeners Ask About The History Of U.S. Abortion Laws

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts, who answers listener questions about the history of abortion legislation in the country.

Crews tend to a prescribed fire in April 2016 northeast of Silver City, N.M. In line with a controversial Trump administration executive order pushing for "active forest management," the U.S. Forest Service is aiming to perform thinning, brush clearing, prescribed burns and other treatments on 3.5 million of its 80 million acres this year.

1 Billion Acres At Risk For Catastrophic Wildfires, U.S. Forest Service Warns

Chief Vicki Christiansen says the danger is now year-round, thanks to hazardous conditions in forests, rampant home development and the changing climate.

Yazidi Women Hide Among ISIS Wives In Syria Detention Camp

Dozens of Yazidi women who were enslaved by ISIS in Iraq in 2014 are living in a detention camp in Syria. Some only now feel free to tell anyone who they are out of fear for their lives.

Museum Visitor Unlocks Safe That Couldn't Be Cracked

For 40 years, a museum in the Canadian town of Vermilion had a safe that no locksmith could open. What was in it when it finally opened? An old pad with restaurant orders and a pay-slip from the '70s.

Japanese Breakfast Covers Tears For Fears' 'Head Over Heels' To Benefit ACLU

Michelle Zauner slows and strips down the deliriously romantic love song to a twinkling pace.

Veterans stand in front of a 1944 image of their comrades wading onto the beaches of France during D-Day commemorations in Portsmouth, England. Leaders of 16 countries involved in World War II joined Queen Elizabeth II at the ceremony on Wednesday.

D-Day: Allies Commemorate Pivotal World War II Invasion, 75 Years Later

"The fate of the world depended on their success," Queen Elizabeth II said as she honored thousands of soldiers and sailors who took part in the invasion of Nazi-occupied France.

From Bluegrass To Newgrass: The Story Of Sam Bush

Bush drops by to reflect on mashing the improvisational spirit of jazz, the late-night sprawling sensibilities of jam bands and even the influence of reggae on bluegrass and country.

A voting line trails outside of a precinct on Election Day 2016 in Durham, N.C. The county's polling places were plagued by malfunctioning equipment to check in voters that day, and it was later revealed that the vendor behind that equipment had been targeted by Russian hackers.

Federal Government To Inspect North Carolina Election Equipment Over Hacking Fears

The federal government has agreed to conduct a forensic analysis of election equipment that was provided to Durham County, N.C., by a vendor targeted by Russian hackers in 2016.

U.S. Marines with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment pushed to secure parts of Helmand province ahead of the 2009 Afghanistan presidential election.

An Artist And A Warrior: Colleague Remembers Fallen NPR Photographer David Gilkey

Seven years ago, NPR's David Gilkey was killed while on assignment in Afghanistan. A longtime colleague pays tribute to his life and passion: "He played the role of witness for us all."

The Granville Street Bridge leads to downtown Vancouver, whose skyline of gleaming apartment towers hugging the waterfront is reminiscent of Hong Kong.

Vancouver Has Been Transformed By Chinese Immigrants

Chinese immigrants and investors have bought businesses and property, made philanthropic contributions and supported the arts. But some Vancouver residents feel priced out of the real estate market.

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