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South Korea could face a 'long, hard winter' for women's rights under president elect

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Hawon Jung, a Korean journalist, about fears that the president elect will reverse years of progress on women's rights in South Korea.

Daryl Banks III (right) of the St. Peter's Peacocks protects the ball from Eric Hunter of the Purdue Boilermakers in the second half of the game in the Sweet Sixteen round of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Center on March 25.

Saint Peter's University advances to the Elite 8 after a historic NCAA Tournament win

The Saint Peters Peacocks made history Friday, becoming the first No. 15 seed to advance to the NCAA men's college basketball tournament's Elite Eight. But how did they get here?

Alexei Venediktov in 2017 the office of Russian radio station Echo of Moscow, which the Russian authorities shut down earlier this month citing its coverage of Russia's military activities in Ukraine. Venediktov, who was an editor at the station, says someone left an antisemitic message at his door.

A top Russian journalist found a pig's head and antisemitic slur left at his door

It was the latest in a series of acts of intimidation in Russia aimed at journalists and critics of the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.

Remembering Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as secretary of state

Appointed by President Clinton in 1997, Albright advocated for the expansion of NATO into the former Soviet bloc countries of Eastern Europe. She died March 23. Originally broadcast in 2003 and 2018.

In <em>Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom,</em> a teacher in Bhutan is sent — against his wishes — to a remote village to work for a year. A spiritual awakening ensues in a remote place with no electricity and great respect for educators. One of the students in <em>Lunana</em> says he wants to be a teacher when he grows up because he wants to "touch the future."

The inspirational story of Bhutan's first Oscar nod: 'Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom'

The movie is up for best international feature. It's about an urban teacher who's ticked off about being sent to work in a remote village with no electricity. Enlightenment ensues!

Since the beginning of its Count the Kicks program, Healthy Birthday Inc. has found Iowa's stillbirths have decreased by 32 percent while many other states have remained stagnant.

Iowa se considera líder en la reducción de la tasa de mortalidad fetal; dos congresistas del estado quieren ayudar al resto del país a seguir su ejemplo

Dos congresistas de Iowa apoyan un proyecto de ley (Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act) que aclara que las actividades de prevención de la mortalidad fetal pueden financiarse a través de la Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant, que se asigna a todos los departamentos de salud estatales.

Iowa is considered a leader in lowering the rate of stillbirth; two of the state's congresswomen want to help the rest of the country follow suit

Two lawmakers from Iowa have a proposal they hope will reduce the rate of stillbirths. They’re cosponsoring legislation that adds language to maternal health grants to include stillbirth prevention.

Chet Holmgren #34 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs reacts against the Arkansas Razorbacks in the Sweet Sixteen round game of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

This is (March) Madness! Top seeds Gonzaga and Arizona are toppled

Gonzaga gone. Arizona adieu. Baylor busted. That's leaves Kansas as the only No. 1 seed left.

Michelle Yeoh stars as a woman who suddenly develops the power to leap between parallel universes in the action-adventure-fantasy <em>Everything Everywhere All at Once.</em>

There's a multiverse of roads not taken in 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'

Michelle Yeoh stars as a Chinese American immigrant who suddenly develops the power to leap between parallel universes in this moving and often exasperating movie.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sits with his wife, conservative activist Ginni Thomas, at a Heritage Foundation event in October 2021 in Washington, D.C. Ginni Thomas reportedly encouraged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Ginni Thomas reportedly pressed Trump's chief of staff on overturning the election

Conservative activist Ginni Thomas, who's married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent a number of texts to then-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows between November 2020 and January 2021.

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