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In the 1960s, Lynn Povich was part of a revolution at Newsweek that changed women's roles in news organizations. Her new book, The Good Girls Revolt, describes how she recruited women in bathrooms to sue management. She tells NPR that even today, "vigilance is necessary."

In the 1960s, Lynn Povich was part of a revolution at Newsweek that changed women's roles in news organizations. Her new book, The Good Girls Revolt, describes how she recruited women in bathrooms to sue management. She tells NPR that even today, "vigilance is necessary."

As the holiday weekend approaches, New Yorkers are waiting a long time to get tested for COVID-19. The nation's biggest city is confronting a record high number of cases.

Baseball's megastar Shohei Ohtani is making headlines off the field for the Los Angeles Dodgers. His interpreter was fired last week amid a widening gambling scandal.

For days, Florida has been preparing for the worst with Hurricane Irma. Satellite imaging shows that the storm is larger and broader than the entire state of Florida.

The footage shows a Palm Beach Gardens officer telling the tennis star he won't cite her: "You just got stuck in a bad situation." She is being sued for wrongful death of a man in the other vehicle.

He was a child star, an international icon, a running late-night talk show joke. But in his prime, his overbearing talent and ambition made him a musical genius. He was 50 years old when he died.

House Speaker John Boehner says he's ready to work with President Obama on a looming fiscal problem. The House has just weeks to negotiate over the scheduled higher tax rates and spending cuts called the "fiscal cliff." Steve Inskeep talks to Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma, a member of the House Republican leadership.

Another New York trial against former President Donald Trump is expected to begin today: the second defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll.

Dassey was convicted on the basis of a confession he gave as a teen; his lawyers and supporters say it was coerced. He won some rounds, but lost an appeal; the Supreme Court won't be weighing in.