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The Rev. Chris Donald, a Methodist chaplain at Millsaps College, joins other human rights advocates Wednesday at the state Capitol's rotunda, calling for the Mississippi Senate to defeat what they believe is a discriminatory anti-LGBT bill. The Senate passed the bill, which is now on the governor's desk.

Here's Why Mississippi's 'Religious Freedom' Bill Is So Controversial

The bill, approved by state lawmakers this week, protects those who deny services to others based on three specific moral beliefs: objections to same-sex marriage, extramarital sex and trans people.

Bollywood actors Sooraj Pancholi (left) and Athiya Shetty perform during a promotional event in Mumbai for the film <em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k3wapAOu-M">Hero</a></em>.

#LongReads: Blame It On Bollywood

What happened when teens in a conservative Muslim neighborhood in Kolkata began watching lush, romantic Bollywood films.

104-Year-Old Gets First Tattoo — For Good

Jack Reynolds turns 104 on April 6th. To mark the occasion, and to raise money for charity, he's getting his very first tattoo. NPR's Scott Simon asks him about his late-in-life first.

Writer Beenish Ahmed reflects on being a "mostly unwanted ambassador" for the only home she's ever known.

Learning — And Unlearning — To Be An 'Ambassador' For Islam

Since she was a little girl, Beenish Ahmed has felt called on to represent all Muslims in an often Islamophobic country. But how?

Wily coyotes

This is Paul Janensch with a Treasure Coast Essay about coyotes. Yes, those lanky, howling members of the wolf family. The name comes from the Aztec for…

There are about 1,000 genetically engineered mosquitoes in each pot. Guilherme Trivellato of the biotech company Oxitec prepares to release them in Piracicaba, Brazil, in the hope of reducing the spread of Zika and other viruses.

How Could Releasing More Mosquitoes Help Fight Zika?

A biotech company says its genetically engineered mosquitoes could help Brazil and other countries fight the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which spread Zika and other viruses.

People protest outside the North Carolina Executive Mansion in Raleigh, N.C., on Thursday.

ACLU Sues Over North Carolina's Law Blocking Anti-Discrimination Legislation

The federal lawsuit filed by multiple plaintiffs argues that the law, signed by Gov. Pat McCrory last week, is causing harm to the state's LGBT community.

Supporters of religious organizations that want to ban contraceptives from their health insurance policies on religious grounds rallied outside the Supreme Court last week.

Supreme Court Orders More Briefs On Birth Control, Hoping To Prevent Tie

The case, heard last week, tests the religious liberty claims against the Obamacare mandate for birth control in all health insurance plans.

Brittney Mills (center) stands with her mother, Barbara (left), and a family friend at her baby shower days before Brittney was killed.

Mom Asks: Who Will Unlock Murdered Daughter's iPhone?

The FBI says it's unlocked the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. A district attorney in Baton Rouge, La., is hopeful the FBI will share its master key for an iPhone in a murder case.

The modern broiler, or meat chicken, grows incredibly fast. But some critics say the bird — and the flavor of its meat — may suffer as a result. Whole Foods wants all of its suppliers to shift to slower-growing chicken breeds, like this one, seen at Arkansas-based Crystal Lake Farms.

Why Whole Foods Wants A Slower-Growing Chicken

A modern broiler, or meat chicken, grows incredibly fast. The bird suffers as a result, and some critics say its flavor does too. Now Whole Foods wants its suppliers to shift to slower-growing breeds.

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