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Social media is full of videos saying hormonal contraception can hurt you and promoting natural alternatives. How did the treatments get such a bad reputation and do alternatives work?

The library is launching a project in collaboration with Harvard Law School and OpenAI this summer to digitize the materials and make them more fully searchable.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst about the prospects of a ceasefire ahead of President Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made his case on Sunday about why Israel is moving to take control of the rest of the Gaza Strip, pushing back against mounting criticism of the escalation.

Jen Pawol made history over the weekend as the first woman umpire in a regular-season Major League Baseball game.

Steve Inskeep speaks with author and conservative commentator Max Boot about the changing world order.

Over the years, there's been a decline in the manufacture of musical instruments in the U.S. A large portion come from overseas. Now, tariffs are causing a big jump in costs for music stores.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks historian George Derek Musgrove about the relationship between the federal government and the nation's capital over the use of law enforcement.

Personal items owned by Whitney Houston are being auctioned off on Monday. NPR talks with Darren Julien, executive director of Julien's Auctions, which is known for selling famous people's stuff.

President Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to discuss a possible ceasefire in Ukraine. NPR reports on what we know and don't know about the upcoming meeting.