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Few scientific discoveries have caused as much excitement as that of editing our genes; yet we owe some of the most stunning wonders around us to old-fashioned breeding practices, says Jimena Canales.

Terry McAuliffe left behind pictures of himself on the pillows of the governor's mansion. Gov. Ralph Northam discovered the pictures, and advice: "Sleep when you're dead."

Steve Inskeep talks to two leading activists — Joshua DuBois, called President Obama's "Pastor-in-Chief" and DeRay Mckesson, an organizer and activist — about what makes modern activism successful.

President Trump is under fire after expressing a preference for immigrants that come from certain countries. Rich Lowry of National Review tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro that he has a point.

The Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang will be the first to allow figure skaters to perform to vocal music. Organizers hope the change will help create a new generation of fans for the sport.

Victims' ages range from 3 to 89 years. As the search continues for four victims, emergency crews in Montecito, Calif., have turned off gas and power to further clear mud and debris.

On Thursday, President Trump described Haiti and most of Africa with a vulgar term. Here's why that shouldn't surprise you.

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Jason Johnson, professor of politics and journalism at Morgan State University and politics editor at The Root, about the President Trump's recent vlugar, disparaging comments about African countries.

Like the dot-com bust it presaged, the feeding frenzy that took place in the wake of Nirvana's success was an ill-advised search that led, in a way, to Hootie and The Blowfish. Is there a lesson here?

Critic Eric Deggans has been waiting for a show that makes pop culture poetry out of Chicago's mostly black South Side neighborhoods — but The Chi doesn't quite hit the mark.