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After a career as a Marine pilot, Glenn was chosen as an astronaut. He was the third American in space, went on to have a successful career in politics and then returned to space on shuttle Discovery.

A new NPR poll finds 55 percent of whites believe the discrimination against white people exists, echoing a sentiment heard repeatedly on the 2016 campaign trail.

The deadline to sign up for health coverage for 2015 under the Affordable Care Act is Sunday. Renee Montagne talks to presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett about the looming deadline.

Health researchers say the political divide is impacting Americans' health. A new study shows there is a growing life expectancy gap between Democratic and Republican counties.

The minor crime at the center of this Netflix series never happened, but it's less a mockumentary than a hilariously precise dissection of our cultural fascination with true crime narratives.

Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who leads the party's Senate campaign operation, claims "the hour for America is late" in a new outline for his midterm campaign message that leans heavily into culture wars.

First hired in the 1950s, Floyd Norman is still drawing. "Creative people don't hang it up," he says. "We don't walk away, we don't want to sit in a lawn chair. ... We want to continue to work. "

Dion Nissenbaum, one of the executive producers of the revealing new documentary "Who Killed Shireen?" speaks to Morning Edition about an investigation into the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

Denzel Washington and LaTanya Richardson Jackson star in the latest production of the play, which debuted in 1959. The revival's run is nearing its end — and Jackson says she's "in tears."

Russia's found a great way to tamper with the U.S. election, says James Lewis of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He tells NPR's Rachel Martin he expects more embarrassing hacks.