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Documentary filmmaker Jennifer Jarosik filed a lawsuit in California on Wednesday accusing the hip-hop mogul of raping her in 2016. She is one of more than a dozen women alleging sexual misconduct.

Kaysen Ford and their mom, Jennifer Sumner, reflect on milestones and struggles since their 2015 StoryCorps conversation. "Being happy is not in spite of being queer," Ford says. "It is a part of it."

A new anthology of fiction was published on World AIDS Day in response to the global epidemic. Conceived and edited by Nobel Prize-winning novelist Nadine Gordimer, Telling Talesfeatures stories from 21 distinguished authors. All profits will go to medical and advocacy programs on AIDS. NPR's Jennifer Ludden speaks with Gordimer.

A federal court has ruled that being "at work" no longer has to mean physically in the office. Employment lawyers are expecting a flood of requests to telecommute, and say they'll be harder to deny.

President Cecile Richards said accusations that the organization illegally profits from tissue provided to researchers have "nothing to do with our fetal tissue donation compliance process."

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard what could be its most consequential abortion case in a generation. Hundreds of protesters crowded the steps of the building while arguments took place inside.

A new audio soundwalk app reintroduces visitors to Manhattan's Chinatown by exploring the oral histories of those whose families came to the area.

After behind-the-scenes diplomacy between North Korean and American officials, North Korea has agreed to participate in six-party talks on nuclear weapons later in July. NPR's Rob Gifford in Beijing discusses the breakthrough on the long-stalled negotiations.

Hurricane Dennis has left Cuba and is now on track to blow into the Gulf Coast between Florida and Louisiana. NPR's Tom Gjelten is in Cuba and describes the damage the hurricane did to the island nation.

In a Richmond area special election, Virginia has elected its first Black woman to Congress. Democratic State Sen. Jennifer McClellan won easily in the heavily Democratic district.