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A federal appeals court hears arguments over a lawsuit challenging the Selective Service's requirement that men, but not women, register for the draft.

Reflecting on his six years in office, the former attorney general talks with NPR's Michel Martin about what critics have called the most divisive administration and what's in store for him next.

It's been one year since the city of Detroit exited the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. New development is erupting downtown, but the city is still walking a financial tightrope.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jenner Morgan, director of the Climate Program at World Resources Institute, about the international climate change agreement.

In the Barbershop, Olivia Nuzzi of Daily Beast, Alexis Nedd of Buzzfeed and NPR's Ammad Omar discuss Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's comments and a new tool to "de-Trumpify" Facebook friends.

A Hindu temple bans women because their periods are considered 'impure.' In protest, ladies are posting pics of pads and tampons on social media.

Few women ran and few women voted during the elections, but many in the country see the victories as a turning point for women's rights.

Jordan is a staunch U.S. ally in the war against ISIS. The country paid a price when a pilot was captured in Syria. NPR's Alice Fordham met his parents at the time, and saw them again recently.

The French are voting in regional elections. Voting last week put the far-right party, National Front, in the lead. NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with French political scientist Nicole Bacharan.

Saudi Arabia has been blamed for exporting a kind of religious extremism that's allowed groups like ISIS to flourish the region. The US embassy in Saudi Arabia says that's not true.