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Manhattan's district attorney announced in late April that he'd no longer prosecute prostitution and unregulated massage parlors, a move applauded by organizations fighting sex trafficking and labor coercion.

Do transgender women and girls have a constitutional right to play on women's sports teams? That question was argued before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday.

As some Missouri activists use ballot initiatives to circumvent the legislature, GOP lawmakers are working to dismantle them, and make it more difficult to put issues up for a statewide vote.

When kids age out of foster care, they face high rates of unemployment and homelessness. An NPR investigation finds that many of these youths were entitled to federal funds that could have helped.

NPR's history podcast Throughline brings us a story about science-fiction writer Octavia Butler, and how she used what she saw during her lifetime to create stories of the future.

Madison Kohout, 19, moved into an apartment in Arkansas sight unseen. She had moved into a senior living community. Her new place is affordable and spacious, and her neighbors are super quiet.

'Tis the season to fill our feeds; need not rhyme nor reason for our poetry needs. Here's a look back at the audience-submitted poems that caught the eyes of professional poets.

This isn't the first big vaccine rollout, and the past holds lessons for the pandemic present. Here's a look at how the polio vaccine overcame U.S. hesitancy.

Steven Canals, Janet Mock and Ryan Murphy join us to discuss the final season of "Pose." The award-winning series has gained critical acclaim by taking viewers back to the golden age of NYC's underground ballroom subculture.

Jeffrey Shaman, an epidemiologist at Columbia University, explains whether reaching herd immunity in the U.S. is possible.