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Rolling blackouts and power shortages make it hard to get anything done in Africa — from cooking a hot breakfast to running a small business.

The Mormon church recently made a policy preventing children of same-sex couples from getting baptized. The move has exposed a rift among Mormons — and made for some difficult decisions.

Dr. Patrick Pelloux talks about rushing to the hospital and treating those injured in the terrorist attacks in Paris last night. Pelloux was also a first responder when the satirical magazine he contributes to, Charlie Hebdo, was attacked earlier this year.

Candidates seem to find the question a conundrum — and a pressing one, with the presidential election a year away. So, NPR's Michel Martin asked students at Iowa's Drake University what they want.

University of Missouri football players take the field tonight days after many of them threatened not to play unless school president Tim Wolfe resigned. Wolfe stepped down on Tuesday amid a scandal over his handling of racial threats on campus.

"La Marseillaise" at the Stade de France, "Imagine" at the Bataclan, #PeaceForParis everywhere: After Friday's attacks in Paris, responses in song and in ink have resonated online.

NPR correspondent and music buff Don Gonyea takes listeners for a drive on the campaign trail in Iowa.

Moms-to-be who practice prenatal yoga say it reduces stress, anxiety and even pain. A study finds that even poses once thought to be off limits to pregnant women are safe.

In 2008 and 2012, African-Americans turned out to vote in record numbers for President Obama. Now many black voters in the early voting state of South Carolina say there's not the same enthusiasm.

French police conducted raid Sunday night in Paris and across much of France, as they searched for suspects linked to Friday's attacks in Paris.