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An effort is under way to map human genetic differences. The "haplotype map" could help determine why some people are prone to certain diseases. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Dr. Francis Collins.

The Bush Administration is seeking to reclassify "embryos" as human medical research subjects. The move is not without controversy, as host Steve Inskeep learns from NPR's Julie Rovner.

The killing of five low-caste Indian men stirs intense debate. They made a living collecting animal hides and died after being accused of skinning alive a cow sacred to Hindus. No murder charges have been filed. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports.

Gadfly director Michael Moore's new film is Bowling for Columbine, a look at gun violence and America's culture of fear. Moore says broadcasters stoke anxiety in a bid for better ratings. He speaks to NPR's Rick Karr.

Bluegrass musician John Wheeler is the mountain man behind the CD Hayseed Dixie: A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC. He talks about the project with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

A new feature on ethics starts today on All Things Considered. Host Steve Inskeep is joined by Randy Cohen, ethics columnist for The New York Times Magazine. Subsequent installments will include listeners' ethical dilemmas.

Host Steve Inskeep reflects on another Election Day, 1860, and Abraham Lincoln going to the polls. (2:30)

Democrat Tom Lantos of California is a holocaust survivor. He faces an unusual challenge from a Palestinian-born Muslim-American. NPR's Richard Gonzales reports.

The Chicago Sky rallied from behind to beat the Phoenix Mercury and bring home the city's first-ever WNBA title. They're being celebrated by their hometown, including former President Barack Obama.

The Biden administration has been criticized for hoarding COVID vaccines when millions of people around the world are unvaccinated. Now they're looking at how to help finance plants overseas.

Voters in Turkey head to the polls to elect a new parliament. Surveys predict a major shakeup, including the ascendancy of a moderate Islamic party that critics say could threaten the country's secular government. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.

An NPR poll finds that while a large majority of people using telehealth during the pandemic were satisfied, nearly two-thirds prefer in-person visits. That may foretell telehealth's future.

President George W. Bush is campaigning in Minnesota for Republican challenger Norm Coleman. Coleman hopes to capture the Senate seat held by the late Democrat Paul Wellstone. Host Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Don Gonyea and NPR's David Welna about the race.

Host Steve Inskeep talks with NPR National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson about Senate races around the country. (9:29)

As election day nears, candidates are concentrating on getting voters to the polls. NPR's Andrea Seabrook caught up with campaign workers trying to motivate Maryland's African-American communities.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with award-winning actor and musician Jamie Foxx about his new book, Act Like You Got Some Sense: And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me.

Mark Harris' new book takes a look at five American directors who made films for the War Department during World War II — and how those films changed both their work and American cinema.

The missionary group, which included children, were on their way home from building an orphanage, according to a message from Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries.

The New Yorker contributor moved to Paris during the reconstruction after World War II, and focused her short stories on often-overlooked European experiences. Gallant died Tuesday.

A.A. Milne's beloved bear made his first appearance in a short poem titled "Teddy Bear" which was published in Punch magazine on Feb. 13, 1924. We'll listen back to a 1929 recording of Milne.