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Karla Renée was 18 weeks into her pregnancy when she and her husband Sam learned that the fetus had a serious genetic anomaly that could lead to severe physical and mental disabilities. They were faced with an enormous and pressing decision. In North Carolina, where they live, the current law forbids abortion after 20 weeks gestational age.

At 18 weeks pregnant, she faced an immense decision with just days to make it

About halfway into her pregnancy, Karla found out her fetus had a severe genetic anomaly. As she grappled with an uncertain prognosis, she was up against North Carolina's 20-week abortion limit.

Charles Addams in his Westhampton Beach, N.Y., studio in 1977.

How the cartoonist behind The Addams Family defused fear, with dead-on humor

Charles Addams' goal was never to create fear, but to defuse it — infusing the horror with a playfulness that appealed even to those who prefer daylight to the witching hour.

Joseph Kennedy, seen here taking a knee in front of the U.S. Supreme Court last spring, will return to coach at Bremerton High School. His practice of praying on the field sparked a court case over accommodating religious expression in public schools.

High school football coach who led prayers on the field will get his job back

Joseph Kennedy will be reinstated to his previous position with the Bremerton High School football team, after the Supreme Court ruled in his favor.

Injured black kites at Wildlife Rescue, a clinic run by brothers Nadeem Shehzad and Muhammad Saud in Delhi. Over the past 12 years, they've treated nearly 26,000 of the raptors. The brothers are featured in a new prize-winning documentary, <em>All That Breathes, </em>opening in the U.S. this month and coming to HBO in 2023.

The story of two bird-saving brothers in India gets an Oscar nom, an HBO premiere

Nominated for an Oscar and debuting on HBO this week, All That Breathes explores the mission of two Muslim brothers: saving raptors cut down by smog and deadly kite strings.

Iran's protesters find inspiration in a Kurdish revolutionary slogan

"Jin, jiyan, azadi!" — "Woman, life, freedom!" — has become the rallying cry for people in Iran and beyond who are protesting the death of Mahsa Amini in Iranian police custody.

Bono speaks with Morning Edition host Rachel Martin.

Bono discusses his new memoir, 'Surrender,' and the faith at U2's core

The veteran rock star speaks with Morning Edition about his new memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story — and in particular, his deep-rooted spirituality.

CA students' test scores decline statewide, while Trinity County holds steady

Student test scores released by the California Department of Education this week show statewide declines in English and Math since pre-pandemic days. But one county in far Northern California is still scoring as well as it did before COVID.

Coal power has resurged since the pandemic, like at this coal processing plant in China's Shanxi Province, but research shows it should be phased out by 2030 to avoid extreme climate change.

Here's how far behind the world is on reining in climate change

The world is set to start crucial climate change negotiations soon. To avoid extreme warming, nations have to make deep cuts in heat-trapping emissions, fast.

A gas pump displays current fuel prices, along with a sticker of President Biden, at a gas station in Arlington, Va., on March 16. The sticker says "I did that" — but the president wasn't responsible for rising prices then or falling prices now.

Whether gas prices are up or down, don't blame or thank the president

Prices at the pump are falling, which is welcome news for Democrats this election season. But politicians have very limited control over energy costs.

Iowa Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley poses for a photo outside Atlantic Coca Cola Bottling Co. in Walcott, Iowa on Oct. 14, 2022.

Iowa voters will decide Sen. Chuck Grassley's fate in his closest race in 42 years

Many Iowans cannot remember a time when Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley did not represent them in Washington. But as he seeks an eighth term, he faces his toughest race yet.

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