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A half-dozen senators involved in confirmation hearings for Rep. Tom Price to head the Department of Health and Human Services have health care investments made by themselves or family members.

Florida has been a major access point for abortion in the South. Now its residents, along with thousands more in the region, will have to seek abortion care elsewhere after six weeks of pregnancy.

Once used by '50s hipsters to connote a no-strings-attached job, "gig" has been co-opted by venture capitalists hyping the new economic order. Linguist Geoff Nunberg reflects on the word's resurgence.

Decades of mining for jade has left the landscape desolate. Local activists want to make a change — but can they stand up to the powerful companies that dominate the industry?

NPR's A Martínez talks to freelance sports journalist Britni de la Cretaz about what a potential IOC rule change could mean for transgender athletes at future Olympics.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Nancy Rotering, the mayor of Highland Park, Ill., about the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in which six people died. Police say a person of interest is in custody.

Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch says the brand is strong. Fox News faces a blockbuster defamation lawsuit over its repeated broadcasting of baseless election-fraud claims in 2020.

Kacky Walton talks with the featured artists whose work will be on view at WKNO’s Gallery 1091 from November 6 through 29. “Nite Flights” is a collaborative exhibit featuring handmade sculptures by Colleen Couch that are inspired by Bill Webb Jr.’s photography.

Music Box music school is having summer camps for aspiring musicians ages 6-17, beginning June 5. Darel Snodgrass talks with Music Box Executive Director Yelena Ovando about the 5 different kinds of camps being offered this year, as well as a special deal for WKNO listeners.

The Germantown Performing Arts Center season continues in November with Victor Wooten and the Wooten Brothers, Take 6, a Veterans Day Concert in the Grove, and performances by jazz chanteuse Cyrille Aimee and trumpeter Jumaane Smith.