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Just Turned 40? An Architect Says It's Time To Design For Aging

An architect looked at communities that serve older adults, and didn't like what he saw. By changing habits earlier in life, he says, we can create vibrant communities that will sustain us.

Relatives of Iraqi prisoners being held at Abu Ghraib denounce detainee treatment as they hold local newspapers featuring photos of U.S. soldiers abusing the prisoners inside the jail in May 2004.

'It Was Torture': An Abu Ghraib Interrogator Acknowledges 'Horrible Mistakes'

The techniques Eric Fair used still weigh on his conscience. "There is no middle ground," he says. "Torture is an enhanced interrogation." His new memoir is Consequence.

Human sacrifice helped solidify systems of social hierarchy, according to a new study of traditional cultures in the Pacific Ocean. Here, an engraving shows English explorer James Cook witnessing a human sacrifice ritual in Taihiti in the 1770s. The image comes from the 1815 edition of <em>Cook's Voyages.</em>

Human Sacrifice Is Linked To Social Hierarchies In New Study

Scientists say, "our results suggest that ritual killing helped humans transition from the small egalitarian groups of our ancestors, to the large stratified societies we live in today."

Along with the diagnosis, patients often want to talk about how much treatment will cost.

Patients Miss Out On Savings When Doctors Fail To Talk About Costs

Doctors aren't used to discussing financial barriers to care, and many think it's inappropriate to bring up money at all during conversations with patients.

Smithsonian Curator Remembers Plains Indian War Chief Joe Medicine Crow

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Herman Viola, curator emeritus of the National Museum of the American Indian, about his working relationship with Joe Medicine Crow, the last surviving Plains Indian war chief. Medicine Crow died Sunday at age 102.

First Mention: Computer Scientists Develop 'Virtual Reality'

Our First Mention feature finds the phrase "virtual reality" on All Things Considered on Aug. 8, 1989.

Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders Agree To Debate Ahead Of New York Primary

Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders agreed on Monday to meet for a debate on April 14 ahead of the New York primary.

Shanghai has long had an active nightlife culture ranging from jazz clubs to — more recently — bars focused on mixology.

'Shanghai Nightscapes': Dancing, Drinking And All That Jazz

A nocturnal journey with a pair of Americans who wrote Shanghai Nightscapes, a book covering the raucous past, the abrupt disappearance and the eventual rebirth of nightlife in the city.

Dagmar Nordberg, a Swedish museum director, met Waliullah Hafiz, an asylum-seeker from Kabul, on a train platform last November. He'd fled Afghanistan after refusing to transport bottle bombs for the Taliban.

After Fleeing The Taliban, An Afghan Reinvents Himself In Sweden

An electrician who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban tried to force him to smuggle bombs into a military camp is starting a new life. He has just been approved to start a forestry apprenticeship.

Iceland Finds Itself In The Middle Of Panama Papers Leak

Iceland radio reporter Haukur Holm tells Renee Montagne that thousands are demanding the prime minister resign because he hid his ownership in an offshore bank account.

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