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Facing an unexpected ruling validating the Affordable Care Act, Republicans in Congress promised to redouble efforts to repeal it, starting with another vote in the House early next month. Host Scott Simon talks with NPR's David Welna to explain the battle ahead.

Patrons often forget clothes at Hsu Husiu-e and Chang Wan-ji's laundry in Taiwan. Their grandson came up with a fun way to use the lost laundry, and launched the couple to Instagram fame.

The Chinese have been trying to quash Tibetan independence for decades. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Barbara Demick about her new book, Eat the Buddha, which examines repression in one small town.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Jesenia Pelayo, a Spanish interpreter at UI Health in Chicago, about her experience helping patients navigate COVID-19.

In Portland, a federal judge has denied a request by the state of Oregon to halt federal police activity. The decision comes as Trump is reportedly mulling sending more federal agents to other cities.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Edward Aguilar, high school student and founder of the nonprofit Paralink, which set up a supply chain of volunteers making PPE equipment for hospitals in the U.S.

Leila Fadel talks to ESPN's Howard Bryant about Major League Baseball.The shortened season is finally underway, punctuated by concerns about the pandemic and social justice.

In February 2000, Mike Huddleston fell on the sidewalk outside San Francisco Airport. The way another person stepped in has stayed with him ever since.

In 2015, Dr. Mark Petersen shared difficult news about the treatment plan for Jamil Zaki's fragile newborn daughter. But instead of delivering the news and getting back to work, he pulled up a chair.

Forty years ago, when Brenda Arnold found herself alone in a foreign country, a stranger offered to help. Their own reason for helping traces back to a prisoner of war in WWII.