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Democrats believe a perfect storm of the first female presidential nominee coupled with Donald Trump as a foil will help them take back the Senate with female challengers.

This school year there's been a lot of talk about how to fund special education, as the Recovery School District and Orleans Parish School Board move...

Also: President Obama presents the Medals of Valor today; there's a summit on stopping ISIS in Libya; and a British petition wants businesses to stop requiring that women wear high heels to work.

KCRW's Jason Bentley spins music by Kaytranada, Bibio, James Blake and more in a two-hour EDM mix.

Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee says genetics play a significant role in identity, temperament, sexual orientation and disease risk — but that environment also matters. His new book is The Gene.

The number of eligible millennial voters is now roughly on par with the number of eligible Baby Boomers. But, that potential has not translated into concrete votes yet.

David Norman nourished his love of reading in prison and counseled inmates when he got out. He recently graduated with a degree in philosophy.

They have the technology. Now they need the money. The Science Museum has launched a Kickstarter campaign to rebuild Eric, who wowed audiences after he was created in 1928 — and then vanished.

If 2015 was the year of the period, 2016 may be the year when women have to pay less for sanitary supplies, or even get them for free. Some state, local and federal legislators are pushing for change.

Over the weekend, 17 former ministers publicly denounced the entrenched sexism of French society — particularly politics. The open letter comes after a week of intense national debate on the topic.