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The father of NPR's Uri Berliner packed a stuffed monkey when he fled the Nazis as a child. He kept the toy for decades before donating it to a museum, an act that led to a remarkable discovery.

Gov. John Bel Edwards held his traditional year-end press conference in mid December, marking the end of a tumultuous year in Louisiana politics. The ongoing fight against COVID-19, hurricanes, floods, a heated legislative session, the first veto session in state history and acrimonious political debates that have surrounded each of those events created what even Gov. Edwards acknowledges was a tough year for Louisiana.

Senate Democrats plow ahead with a showdown over the filibuster and voting rights. Details emerge about the hostage taking at a Texas synagogue. Efforts continue to revive the Iran nuclear deal.

President Biden defended his first year in office. Biden insists he won't send U.S. forces to Ukraine if Russia invades. Tonga begins to recover from the eruption of an undersea volcano and tsunami.

Stress, burnout. Uncertainty. Isolation... all common experiences in the pandemic. But is it trauma? Experts are debating the term, but it's clear a mental health crisis is looming.

George Packer says there are four different Americas “pitting tribe against tribe." He’s reported on political divides around the world. Does he think America can be united once again?

The reaction to Roe vs. Wade was immense, but not immediately so. It took months and years for the anti-abortion movement to fully form, to organize and gain political power.

Physicians must treat in line with patients' wishes and standards of care. Some medical ethicists say that abortion bans will force doctors to disregard these obligations in order to follow the law.

The Highland Park shooting suspect is charged with seven counts of first-degree murder. A Georgia grand jury subpoenas top Trump allies. Two key U.K. senior ministers quit Boris Johnson's government.

John Biewen of American RadioWorks tells the story of a modern military wife. Jeannette Mulligan is married to Sgt. Clinton Mulligan of the 82nd Airborne Division and lives at Fort Bragg, N.C. Despite better communications with the front, being an Army wife is no easy task.