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Mississippi continues to face political and economic backlash over the state's new "religious freedom" law. But supporters say it will have little impact on the economy.

Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of Peru's jailed former president, has been the front-runner in the lead up to the country's presidential election Sunday. Journalist Simeon Tegel explains the campaign.

It's National Poetry Month and listeners have been submitting Twitter poems with the hashtag #NPRpoetry. Graphic designer Kat Wedmore wrote about her connection with the show Jeopardy!

A study of Social Security and tax records says poor people live longer in some cities than in others, and it's not clear why.

A man shows up in the emergency room with a speedy, irregular heartbeat, but can't say when it first went awry. No problem. The ER doctors just checked the phone records of his fitness tracker.

Transgender people tend to have more mental health problems than the general population, but having supportive parents in childhood may help reduce that risk, a study finds.

Transgender people tend to have more mental health problems than the general population, but having supportive parents in childhood may help reduce that risk, a study finds.

Steve Inskeep talks to columnist and NPR commentator Cokie Roberts and Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker about the weekend's primary caucuses and other political developments.

P.J. Willet posted on Twitter while his brother Danny was winning the Masters golf tournament on Sunday. P.J. also mocked his brother's opponent Jordan Spieth for playing so slowly.

The military officer's defection follows the news of 13 North Korean restaurant workers who defected en masse last week.