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In Venezuela, Supreme Court Takes Over Congress

Venezuela's Supreme Court seized power from the opposition-led legislature on Thursday. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Amherst professor Javier Corrales.

Twitter Drops Its Egg, The Unintended Avatar Of Harassment

Twitter announced it was doing away with the egg as its default icon, opting for a generic figure intended to encourage users to replace it with something more "expressive."

Syrian refugee Monzer Omar, 34, was recently reunited with his family in Germany. Wife Walaa Ahmed, 26, holds 14-month-old Lossin. Omar holds Lamar (left), age 4, and Lojain, 2.

In Germany, A Syrian Refugee Is Reunited With His Family

Syrian refugee Monzer Omar, who first spoke with NPR in 2015, has been living in Germany awaiting his wife and young children. After a 10-hour trek out of Syria, they were able to join him in January.

Episode 762: The Fine Print

On today's show: Snuggies, printer toner, and a banking road trip. Three stories about what happens when you actually read the fine print.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday that he's developing a plan to shut down the Rikers Island jail complex, seen in 2014.

Rikers Island Could Be Closed And Replaced With Smaller Jails Around New York City

Mayor Bill de Blasio is committed to replacing the notorious jail amid reports of widespread violence by inmates and guards but says it won't be quick or easy. One plan would cost $10 billion.

In an exhibit at the Samek Art Museum, artist Jonathon Keats explores what the world would look like if animals and plants got to use human innovation for their own benefit. Here, flowers use "botanical sex toys" to simulate bee pollination. "What got me thinking was the fact that (artificial pollination) didn't seem like much fun for the plants," Keats says.

Artist's Exhibit Borrows Human Tech To Solve Nature's Manmade Problems

Artist and philosopher Jonathon Keats didn't need to create anything new to show the absurdity of human problem-solving. All he had to do was give human technology to animals.

Dr. Marilyn Wong serves green papaya and pigs' feet soup, a Vietnamese dish believed to fortify new mothers.

For Centuries, These Asian Recipes Have Helped New Moms Recover From Childbirth

Postpartum soups and stews have traditionally been prepared for new moms by Asian grandmothers and aunts, the recipes passed down orally. A new cookbook seeks to preserve them before they're lost.

Short Film: How Water Gets From The Nile To Thirsty Refugees

Hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled the civil war in South Sudan and resettled in Uganda. This 12-minute documentary shows the daily struggle to get water.

U.S. soldiers operate a radio switchboard just behind the front line during World War I. The U.S. government banned private radio in America during the war. However, the government poured millions into research, which helped advance the industry and led to the rise of commercial radio stations after the war, when the ban was lifted.

From Wristwatches To Radio, How World War I Ushered In The Modern World

The war is remembered for trench warfare, millions of deaths and the failure to bring lasting peace. But it also brought together emerging technologies, remaking life on and off the battlefield.

Sen. Chris Murphy On The Democrats' Gorsuch Opposition Plans

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, about this week's Senate vote on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.

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