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Chedino Martin was 23 years old when she realized she was a transgender woman. She was determined to follow her dream, but had no idea how much luck, patience and strength she would need to get there.

Jesse Wegman's book tells the story of James Wilson, a largely forgotten founding father who lived a colorful life and died as a Supreme Court justice on the run from the law and creditors.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Dave Jorgenson, the creator of the Washington Post's TikTok channel, about his new media organization and the future of short-form content in newsrooms.

The state's program of free cancer screening and treatment is reducing inequities. Key to its success is robust outreach by patient navigators who connect with those least likely to seek care.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with linguist John McWhorter about his new book, Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever, which looks at how profanities have evolved over centuries.

D'Amboise, who died May 2, began dancing at 7 and joined the New York City Ballet at 15. He later founded the National Dance Institute, which teaches dance to children. Originally broadcast in 1989.

Pandemic travel regulations are frustrating parents whose children are visiting family in other countries and those who can't afford the cost of a ticket and a two-week hotel quarantine upon return.

Single people represent the fastest growing category of households in the U.S. That's made small dwellings — from micro-apartments to stand-alone tiny houses, a niche force in the real estate market.

Brazil is known as a soccer-crazed country, and next year, the country is hoping for a sixth championship when it hosts the 2014 World Cup. But amid the excitement, there is much criticism of money spent on the World Cup, and questions about whether Brazil is ready to play host. Melissa Block checks out one of the 12 stadiums to be used in the Cup, Arena Pernambuco outside the northeastern city of Recife, and talk with people who are both elated and angered by the upcoming event.

Women in a Kenyan village had a radical idea to stop the practice of trading sex for fish to sell: What if they owned their own boats? They had great success. Then came a series of terrible setbacks.