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A judge has ruled that a group of Oklahoma death row prisoners failed to prove that the state's lethal injection execution protocol creates an unconstitutional risk of severe pain and suffering.

NPR's Bob Mondello looks at a show-stopping theatrical phenomenon that's fallen out of fashion — the encore.

An ancient Greek inscription on a marble slab has been sitting in a museum for over 130 years. Researchers have learned it's a list of young men who had graduated from a military training class.

"My Unsung Hero," from the team at Hidden Brain, tells the stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. In honor of Pride Month, today's story comes from a rural Idaho.

The Wagner Group, known as "Putin's shadow army," has come to the world's attention because of the Ukraine war. Marat Gabidullin, who left Wagner after fighting in Syria, has written a book about it.

Consumers are paying more around the country. No state's average is below $4.28, according to AAA. But in California, drivers are paying $2 more than that amount.

Staley's won Olympic gold medals as a player and as a head coach. She played in the WNBA, and is now head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks women's team, which won the NCAA championship in 2022.

Neda Toloui-Semnani shares the story of her parents, two Iranian students who met at Berkeley in 1969 and later, in Iran, worked to build a more democratic nation. Her father was executed in 1983.

Adult bed rails have been linked to hundreds of deaths and injuries over the years. The CPSC is starting work on a federal safety standard, nearly a decade after consumer groups asked for one.

HBO's miniseries centers on a group of creatives working on a remake of the 1916 serial The Vampires. Part comedy, part satire of the film industry, Irma Vep is a winning combination.