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Randy Berry says the U.S. is supporting activists worldwide, but is also aware of risks they face. That was driven home with the killing of a gay activist who worked at the U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh.

Betsy Lerner writes about joining her 83-year-old mother's weekly bridge club in her new book, which critic Maureen Corrigan calls a "smart and colorful memoir."

5,000 babies have been born in the Zaatari camp in Jordan. The moms receive great care. But some feel unduly pressured by their husbands to have babies to make up for lives lost in Syria's civil war.

Flying Spaghetti Monster be praised! The ceremony was led by a "ministeroni," and the couple in full pirate regalia exchanged "rigatoni." For dinner? That's right: The New Zealand newlyweds ate pasta.

His death marks the end of a remarkable era in African and world photography.

References to obscure foods abound in Shakespeare. Know your codlings from carbonadoes? Your umbles from jumbles? We crack open Renaissance cookbooks to figure out how to feast like the Bard.

No wonder we don't feel rested after a first night in a new place: Half of our brain has stayed alert while the other half enjoyed deeper sleep, a study finds. We really have been half-asleep.

Music fans are still reeling from the news that Prince died on Thursday at age 57. People are gathering to pay their respects. In New York, there was a party beneath the marquee of the Apollo Theater.

Wildlife photographer Gerrit Vyn and essayist Scott Weidensaul share bird calls and discuss some of the remarkable abilities of birds. Originally broadcast Oct. 20, 2015.

On the wrestling mat, this young woman from an unassuming Indian village fights back against patriarchy and prejudice.