The state's legal advocates are one sign of the emerging field of animal law. In 2000, nine law schools had courses in animal law; by 2015, that number was 151.
NIH Director Francis Collins and Renée Fleming, who is Artistic Advisor at Large for the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., discuss music and medicine. They also sing a duet.
On Tuesday the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a school district in Wisconsin violated the rights of transgender student Ash Whitaker when it prevented him from using the boys' bathroom. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Whitaker, a high school senior in Kenosha, Wis.
Tacos are good, but Mike Sutter thinks 365 days of tacos is even better. The food critic for the San Antonio Express-News is in the middle of a quest to eat at least one taco a day for an entire year. He's back with a tasty update.
Journalist Chris Clayton writes for an audience filled with climate skeptics: farmers and leaders of agricultural businesses. He's telling them that a changing climate will disrupt their lives.
Former President Graham Spanier and former Vice President Gary Schultz were ordered to spend two months in jail; former Athletic Director Tim Curley is to serve three months.
After the death of a student, Penn State's Board of Trustees approved a series of new initiatives designed to change how the school's fraternities and sororities are regulated.
Saying the Constitution gives the president "broad authority" over immigration, the Trump administration seeks to reinstate a ban on travel to the U.S. from six majority-Muslim countries.
Ahead of a trip to China, Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown talks to David Greene about President Trump's decision to withdraw the U.S. from the global climate deal. Brown says the decision is a mistake.
Pro-life groups say the decision by the Heritage Academy, a private Christian school in Maryland, could mean other pregnant girls may choose abortion over public humiliation.