Over a week since his death in an Artic prison, Russian authorities released the body of opposition leader Alexei Navalny to his mother.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with bioethicist Judith Daar about the legal and ethical implications of the Alabama Supreme Court's decision that embryos can be considered children under state law.

The movie "Madame Web" got terrible reviews, but some still found it deliciously good. So what makes a bad movie ... good?

Analysis of another busy week in politics — from former President Donald Trump's big win in South Carolina to the national political implications of the Alabama Supreme Court's IVF ruling.

We look at the deadly Saturday night strike on the border of Syria and Jordan. It struck barracks housing U.S. troops.

"Trad wives" are trending on social media. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Kathryn Jezer-Morton, columnist for the Cut, about trad wives and their potential impact on feminism.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Delta's Ekrem Dimbiloglu about how airlines curate the movies and TV shows passengers watch in the air.

A new study looking at hearing loss finds that it's greater among people living in rural areas. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with audiologist Nicholas Reed, who co-authored the study.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Lori Daniels, a forestry expert at the University of British Columbia, about "zombie fires" that continue to burn through the winter in remote areas.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder about his efforts to counter gerrymandering.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with journalist Tina Nguyen — author of "The MAGA Diaries" — about the Trump campaign's efforts to recruit young voters of color.

We look at former President Donald Trump's rally in Nevada, as well as President Biden's challenge to House GOP to pass a bill tying Ukraine military aid to migration across the U.S. southern border.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Margie Bright Matthews, a Democratic senator from South Carolina, about President Biden's visit to the state and what he needs to do to bring out the Black vote.

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben on what Iowa GOP voters are saying about their second choice after Trump.

There are celebrations and cautious optimism in Guatemala as Bernardo Arevalo Jr. wins the presidency, renewing the country's democratic aspirations and its revolutionary past.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Colman Domingo, star of the movie "Rustin," about civil rights icon Bayard Rustin's work. Activist Rachelle Horowitz, who helped Rustin organize the 1963 march, joins.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Associated Press music journalist Maria Sherman about new trends in global music consumption, including increased appetites among Americans for country and world music.

As primary season kicks off, how are states preparing for voting?

A hustler presents himself as a messiah in director Jeymes Samuel's new movie, "The Book of Clarence." He talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about making a Biblical epic with a Black point of view.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to author Jenny Kiefer about her new horror novel, "This Wretched Valley."