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While the U.S. women's national soccer team has steadily become more representative, players say there's still work to be done. That means ensuring young women of color feel included in the sport.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Shima Oliaee about her new podcast, Pink Card, which chronicles Iranian women's fight against a ban on their attendance at soccer games.

This week's selection of what NPR correspondents, editors and producers are reading online includes a prison story and a baseball tale.

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday to roll back many prohibitions on corporations seeking to spend money on political advertising. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a longtime opponent of many campaign-finance restrictions, and Fred Wertheimer, founder and president of Democracy 21, a nonprofit group dedicated to campaign-finance reform, offer their insight.

Researchers are learning that handwriting engages the brain in ways typing can't match, raising questions about the costs of ditching this age-old practice, especially for kids.

Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting are guaranteed to leave Paris with medals. But fallout continues, as does drama between Olympic officials and the Russian-led association that disqualified them last year.

Springtime means cherry blossoms in the nation's capital. On a recent breezy morning, with peak bloom still two days away, the Tidal Basin was packed with both blossoms and visitors.

Mya Thompson's letters home from the Elephant bai.

Vice presidential debates have produced many memorable moments, but it’s hard to say any has made a decisive difference in the election outcome. It’s worth recalling how much media heat and drama they have generated.

Singer and actress Brandy speaks with NPR's A Martinez about her memoir, Phases, which charts her journey to stardom from singing in church in rural Mississippi to the bright lights of Hollywood.