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Drawing from her own experience, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., says she fears Judge Amy Coney Barrett would oppose reproductive health techniques, including in vitro fertilization.

The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that the government can use Christian prayers to start town meetings, so long as legislators don't discriminate against non-Christians. It's a new chapter in the long-running fight over prayer in public places and on public occasions. NPR's Carrie Johnson explains what happened in the town of Greece, New York.

The woman donated the computer last month, and it sold for $200,000. The company wants to give her half that sum. The computer, of which about 200 were made in 1976, is prized by collectors.

President Trump backed down and signed an executive order ending his policy of separating migrant children from families at the border. David Greene talks to Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Marie Ulven, who calls herself "girl in red," about her new album if i could make it go quiet.

Senators are to vote on a bill that includes $5.7 billion in funding for a border wall. Steve Inskeep talks to GOP Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina. NPR's Kelsey Snell weighs in on the topic.

The group Magnetic Fields' latest release is called I. Fans of the band say that even though the lead singer sounds like a moping adolescent, the songwriting is sophisticated. Critic Tom Moon has a review.

Savi Chadri reports on the condition of Mother Teresa, who underwent surgery today for a heart condition. Doctors said the elderly nun would have died without the surgery. Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work with the poor of Calcutta.

My Indian mother-in-law and I didn't have an exact recipe to follow as we forged our relationship. At times it seemed like we might never understand each other, but we cooked together.

The former vice president doubled down on his defense of the Bush administration's use of such techniques, calling the Senate's recent report "seriously flawed."