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From awe and excitement to trepidation, Americans share their experiences of Monday's solar eclipse.

The Vatican has issued a doctrine on human dignity, and what it calls grave violations — including gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy

Indiana doctor is reprimanded for providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio. The Texas attorney general faces possible impeachment. Turkey's presidential runoff election is Sunday.

Movies adapted from books have a reputation for falling short. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with NPR's Barrie Hardymon and Andrew Limbong about what's good and bad about books turned into movies.

Gender inequality is accelerating young Japanese women's flight from rural areas to the cities, further depressing the country's already low birthrate.

Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are prompting young women to leave rural areas like this for opportunities elsewhere.

More than 200 retailers are hosting sales to compete with Amazon's two-day discount event, Prime Day. This year is also marked by the highest profile labor action planned at a U.S. Amazon warehouse.

In this week's Short Wave roundup, Berly McCoy and Regina Barber talk about the origins of life on Earth, what bird brains illuminate about human speech and how ADHD is mischaracterized on TikTok.

The original Birkin bag — made specifically for the singer and actress Jane Birkin — just sold for more than $10 million at Sotheby's in Paris.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with California Attorney General Rob Bonta about President Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship with a new executive order.