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Home health aides work for low wages, but they're critical for elderly and disabled people. A proposal to inject billions of dollars in federal funding may be an opportunity for sweeping change.

Tokyo hosted the Olympics in 1964, representing Japan's symbolic rebirth after the devastation of World War II.

Lawyers for Rittenhouse say he was acting in self-defense when he killed two protesters last year in Wisconsin. He faces life in prison if convicted.

Colombian singer-songwriter Victoria Sur has pursued a successful career for more than 20 years. Now, she's nominated for a Latin Grammy for her first children's music album, "Nanas Consentidoras."

The Nobel Peace laureate and archbishop emeritus campaigned against a system he called evil and, after apartheid, helped the nation heal as head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Baby Izzie howls, Rayhan's parrot screeches, Benny and his friends play flashlight tag, and Natalia launches her rocket in the new children's book by author Anne Wynter and illustrator Oge Mora.

Michigan photographer Nic Antaya started a documenting Ishpeming Ski Club to understand how it has birthed a handful of Olympic athletes and its culture.

Slow-cooking expert Stephanie O'Dea shares the story behind her KFC-inspired chicken: It was an attempt to recreate the Colonel's secret recipe so that her daughter, who has celiac disease, could experience a taste most Americans take for granted. In a twist, O'Dea also wanted to cook the chicken in a Crock-Pot.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to retired Adm. Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about how the Russian invasion of Ukraine is unfolding.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mariana Budjeryn about the Budapest Memorandum, an agreement guaranteeing security for Ukraine if it gave up nuclear weapons left over after the Soviet Union fell.

Andrea Seabrook reports on what Pennsylvanians think of the role Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) is playing in the effort to limit the right to filibuster judicial nominees. Santorum is known as a strong social conservative and faces a tough re-election bid in Pennsylvania.

In Washington, D.C., two public art projects -- a lively, hand-painted playground mural and a colorful neon display at a recreation center -- show how communities can help brighten their little corners of the world.