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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, won a second term over Republican Tudor Dixon. Voters also acted to enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution.

NPR's Scott Simon speak to Nahid Siamdoust, assistant professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, about the role of rap in protests and political dissent in Iran.

Winfrey brought on Oz as a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show for more than five seasons in the early 2000s, giving him his big breakthrough.

Jill Biden is a sought-after headliner on the midterm campaign trail in a way her husband, the president, is not.

A series of miscommunications from nearly 400 members of law enforcement led to long wait times for those stuck inside Robb Elementary School, where 19 students and two teachers died.

The court called the leak "one of the worst breaches of trust in its history." The Marshal of the Supreme Court "has to date been unable to identify a person responsible," the court said Thursday.

Everyone thought they were lost, but Jason Burt has found his grandfather's WWII Army Band recordings. It is the only known live music recordings near a battlefield.

Improving air quality by lowering the acceptable levels of particulate matter or "soot" in the air is the goal of the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed new standards. If approved, advocates say they could save up to 20,000 lives a year and dramatically improve the lives of asthma sufferers and others with chronic lung and heart conditions. The EPA is seeking public comment on these proposed changes until March 28.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Leila Miller, a reporter for the Los Angles Times, about Mexico's new election law changes that critics say severely undermine the country's democracy.

50 years ago, Atari released the original Pong as an arcade game. To mark the anniversary, Atari co-founder and Pong designer Allan Alcorn spoke with NPR to reflect on the game's development.