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Fifty years ago women couldn't apply for a loan or a credit card without their husband or a male relative to co-sign. NPR looks at the law that changed women's financial power -- five decades later.

A show at HistoryMiami Museum focuses on ceremonies from vodou, ifa and santeria traditions that are actively practiced in south Florida.

A company says it is pulling together DNA to try to re-create the Tasmanian tiger, which went extinct. But some people question whether it makes sense to restore creatures to a different world.

In the WBUR podcast Last Seen: Posmortem, host Ally Jarmanning digs into the world of legal remains trading.

College students often use posters to help spruce up their dorm. At the University of Chicago, they get a chance to borrow works by prominent artists for a year.

Morgan Library in New York is celebrating its 100th anniversary by recognizing one of its most influential librarians.

DNA tests identified a skull found during home renovations in 1978 as that of an Indiana teen who died after childbirth in 1866. Authorities say Esther Granger was likely the victim of grave robbing.

In Texas, Vice President Harris will call attention to abortion rights. Beyoncé will also make a guest appearance to perform. And, Biden to issue historic apology to Native Americans while in Arizona.

The SS United States, the fastest ocean liner to ever cross the Atlantic, is preparing for one final voyage. Then it'll be sunk and turned into the world's largest artificial reef.

Kaphar draws on his own painful relationship with his father in his film, Exhibiting Forgiveness. He says the project gave him "a sympathy for my father that I never had as a young man."