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The organs of the male torso, including the lungs, heart, liver, stomach and intestines are seen in an engraving by Michael van der Gucht from around 1688.

What is Shigella, the increasingly drug-resistant bacteria the CDC is warning about?

Shigella causes shigellosis, an inflammatory diarrhea. The extensively drug-resistant strain is relatively uncommon overall, but it's being seen in more cases among adults.

Avi Kwa Ame, also known as Spirit Mountain, as seen across the desert from an area near the Castle Mountains in Feb. 2016. President Biden is declaring the area as a national monument.

Biden is creating new national monuments to protect land in Nevada and Texas

The designation preserves Avi Kwa Ame in Nevada and Castner Range in Texas from new development. President Biden is also starting the process for a vast new marine sanctuary southwest of Hawaii.

Gary Gray's liver was failing. But doctors told him he might die waiting for a liver transplant, thanks to a policy change that disadvantaged Kansans and people from some other Southern and Midwestern states.

One man left Kansas for a lifesaving liver transplant — but the problems run deeper

It's harder for people in some Midwestern and Southern states to get liver transplants than it used to be, highlighting inequities in a system that doctors say has always been unfair.

NPR Music's 50 Best Albums Of 2021

NPR's annual list of the year's best albums is full of work by musicians who hit career peaks, discovered their voices or willed something new into reality.

Yasin Pinarbasi walks into a building he inspected that suffered some earthquake damage, west of Antakya, Turkey.

Is it safe to go home? With hard hats and phone apps, Turkey's engineers seek answers

NPR follows one of the hundreds of building inspectors in Turkey's earthquake zone to learn about the massive challenge of figuring how who can return to their homes.

Ahmad Jamal, measured maestro of the jazz piano, dies at 92

The pianist's 1958 recording At The Pershing: But Not For Me spent 108 weeks on the Billboard album chart.

Activists and community members march into the Minnesota State Capitol building during a Trans Day of Visibility rally on March 31, 2023. Minnesota is one of at least 12 states that has restricted gender-affirming care for minors this year.

Minnesota to join at least 4 other states in protecting transgender care this year

In 2023, a record number of states have passed rules or legislation to eliminate youth gender-affirming care, but a record number of states have also moved to protect care for trans youth and adults.

Former Solicitor General Ted Olson (2nd left) sits with Bush administration lawyers during the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on Guantánamo detainees on July 11, 2006, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Onetime supporter of Guantánamo's military court now says it was 'doomed'

Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson speaks with Sacha Pfeiffer about his change of heart on Guantánamo and his belief that the 9/11 case should be settled rather than taken to trial.

Onetime supporter of Guantánamo's military court now says it was 'doomed'

Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson speaks with Sacha Pfeiffer about his change of heart on Guantánamo and his belief that the 9/11 case should be settled rather than taken to trial.

John Riddle as Raoul, Laird Mackintosh as the Phantom and Emilie Kouatchou as Christine, take a bow at the end of the final performance of the <em>Phantom of the Opera</em> at the Majestic Theater in New York City on April 16, 2023.

'Phantom of the Opera' takes a final Broadway bow after 13,981 performances

On Sunday night the curtain will fall on the longest-running show in Broadway history: Andrew Lloyd Webber's mega hit ran for more than 35 years. "I got the gig of a lifetime," says one cast member.

Poll: Americans say teachers are underpaid, about half of Republicans oppose book bans

Are parents, teachers and the public feeling as divided as the headlines make it seem? A pair of new NPR/Ipsos polls reveals division, to be sure, but also surprising consensus.

Three Russian rockets launched against Ukraine from Russia's Belgorod region are seen at dawn in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Thursday, March 9, 2023.

Deadly Russian missile barrage slams targets across Ukraine

Russia unleashed deadly rocket attacks that hit critical infrastructure and residential buildings in 10 regions of Ukraine, the country's president said Thursday.

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