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In a surprise ruling, a British court has ruled that the government cannot trigger Article 50 — departure from the EU — without the approval of Parliament. The government is expected to appeal.

Scientists across the country are planning to go to Washington — and take office. Shaughnessy Naughton is the founder of 314 Action a non profit that helps scientists run for office.

Who is a Jew? The latest chapter of this debate reflects the growing schism between Israel's Orthodox religious establishment and rabbis around the world.

Beth Fukumoto has been the Minority Leader in the Hawaiian State House of Representatives since 2012. But she was ousted from the seat last week after openly criticizing President Trump's rhetoric.

A blog called Born This Way pairs childhood photos with first-person essays on being gay.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kim Mutcherson, dean and professor of law of Rutgers University, about the impact President Biden's executive order on abortion access will have.

A young Oklahoman with Pentecostal roots looks at apocalypse from surprising angles, in music ranging from rockabilly to blues.

Peru braces for more protests in Lima as the calls for the new president's resignation grow. Over six weeks of turmoil has claimed more than 50 lives.

Senate leader Dick Durbin held a Judiciary panel hearing on "Ending Racial Profiling in America." The panelists included lawmakers, cops and civil liberties groups. Victims of racial profiling held a news conference after the hearing.

This week President Obama crossed the country, talking about the economy, and Congress attempted to pass a bill limiting the power of the National Security Agency. Host Jacki Lyden talks to Doyle McManus, Washington correspondent for The Los Angeles Times, about the biggest stories in the news this week.

Before long, human embryos will be made so easily in the laboratory that many people will choose that route for having children. The option would offer genetic control at an ethical price.

Ashley Shelby's debut novel — set among an appealing mix of nerds and oddballs at Antarctica's Amundsen-Scott research station — is a refreshing diversion from summer's heat.

Novels from Mat Johnson, Hector Tobar and Ayad Akhtar bring fresh perspectives to racial and religious politics. In nonfiction, Mike Birbiglia chronicles his life as a comedian with a sleepwalking disorder and Steven Brill examines the standards-and-accountability school reform movement.

This election, it really seems like Donald Trump supporters and Hillary Clinton supporters couldn't be further apart. But what if they're married to each other? Or parent and child? We hear from politically divided families across the country.

The Supreme Court dealt a major legal blow to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Tuesday, refusing to move the Georgia election interference charges against him to federal court.

A group of 18 state attorneys general signed on to a lawsuit filed Tuesday seeking to block the administration's move, describing it as unconstitutional.

Peter Navarro, a longtime adviser to President Trump, says time is running short to investigate the president's perceived political enemies.

The future of access to abortion pills is uncertain after two federal judges issued a pair of conflicting rulings on Friday evening.

Alabama voters weigh in on a recent state Supreme Court ruling that gives frozen embryos the same legal protections as children and has halted some IVF procedures in the state.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic strategist Jess McIntosh, Christian Science Monitor reporter Christa Case Bryant, and journalist Christine Rosen.