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The end of Bill Cosby's trial also in effect marked the end of his career as a beloved entertainer and cultural icon. NPR looks back at Cosby's work as an entertainment pioneer, and how his growing conservatism and legal troubles have dimmed that luster for many of his admirers.

The Title X restrictions proposed by the Trump administration are modeled after a similar policy from the Reagan era. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Florida State University law professor Mary Ziegler about the history of this policy.

Conservatives in German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition are threatening government stability. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to the Brookings Institution's Constanze Stelzenmüller about the threat.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Bosnian journalist Nidzara Ahmetasevic about the conviction of Ratko Mladic for war crimes and committing genocide during a conflict in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s.

The bomb cyclone has hit the eastern U.S. and already caused many flight cancelations and power outages, with more expected. From Antarctica, where temps can drop to minus 100, Palmer Station Manager Keri Nelson details how people can persevere in extreme weather.

The Turnaround Arts Initiative is using an ambitious arts curriculum to try and turn eight low-performing schools around. Celebrities like Kerry Washington and Yo-Yo Ma have signed on to help encourage kids, but the program's success will ultimately be measured in test scores.

The co-founders of research firm Fusion GPS wrote an op-ed in The New York Times arguing their research into the Trump campaign's ties to Russian officials has been mischaracterized by members in Congress. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member on the House's Select Committee on Intelligence.

A decades old consent decree has been lifted against the Republican National Committee's so-called "ballot security" measures. It's a big victory in the RNC's efforts to monitor polling activity and it's a sobering moment for activists who fear this could accelerate voter suppression — especially among minorities.

For 15 minutes each week, Phyllis Jeanne Creore spoke and sang to the servicemen and their loved ones in her NBC radio broadcast. Now 96 years old, the beloved "Canteen Girl" shares her memories — and some personal wartime letters, too.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled plans to let some African migrants stay in Israel and send others elsewhere. His supporters say it would draw more migrants to Israel, where they say migrants aren't welcome.