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Human rights activist Huang Qi has been in Chinese government custody for nearly a year and is in failing health. The Chinese dissident was critical of the government after the Sichuan earthquake.

A nation's flag can help define its identity. But only one seems to intricately link the history and character of a people to their homeland's fare.

After many setbacks for genetic therapies, advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended approval of the first gene treatment for an inherited form of blindness.

This week, conversations with two greats of the theatre stage — one you probably know and the other you should.

Among Democratic high rollers, Weinstein's presence was bigger than his bankroll.

After being held for five years by a militant network, American Caitlan Coleman and her family have been freed. Journalist Asad Hashim speaks about this development with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Blanca Matos' home, which backs up against a river, has flooded, and re-flooded, nearly every day this week. After each rain, she mops the house, cursing the river.

With a Cabinet post awaiting a nominee and hundreds of senior government positions unfilled, Trump says he is draining the swamp. Others say he is leaving "substitute teachers" in charge.

Also: How President Trump built a California golf course; Russian meddling in U.S. social media; and a team from the Netherlands wins a solar powered car race in Australia.

The jail, which drew national attention to Arpaio, was opened in 1993 and gained notoriety for its allegedly cruel conditions and unusual practices.