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Begaye was one of hundreds of Navajos recruited to develop a miltary code based on their native language during World War II.

We read listener responses to our call out: What do you really want for Mother's Day?

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Jose Montes de Oca, co-organizer of Code for Venezuela, an organization of tech workers who organize "hackathons" to help solve some of the country's problems.

In the series' penultimate episode, the quality of mercy gets seriously strained. And stabbed. And set aflame. And razed. And several characters meet their final fates.

A flashlight, a flower and a "lady farmer" are a few of the symbols on the ballot. They were originally meant to help illiterate voters. New symbols reflect urbanized, modern India.

Rivlin overcame sexism in the world of economics and was a heavweight, serving as former President Bill Clinton's budget director and the first head of the Congressional Budget Office.

As a teenager, Harriet Shawcross retreated into silence for a year. As an adult, she set out to understand why people speak, and why they don't, in a new book.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Washington Post columnist Monica Hesse about her recent piece, "What we don't know about how a uterus works is going to hurt us all."

The travel advisory ordered the departure of employees at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Irbil. It was not immediately clear what led to the order.

Watch what happens when the smoky-voiced jazz singer from Mexico conspires with an adventuresome string quartet for songs steeped in Latin American traditions.