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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Gerald Bostock, one of the plaintiffs in the Supreme Court's sex discrimination cases, and Thomas Mew, Bostock's attorney. The Court ruled in Bostock's favor Monday.

The Supreme Court ruled for LGBTQ workers and granted a lease on life to DACA recipients this week. In both opinions, Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the court's liberal justices.

Japan's government is appealing a landmark court ruling that holds it responsible for failing to prevent the worst nuclear accident in the country's history and orders it to pay damages to victims.

The Pac-12 kicks off its new season in early November. But there won't be any fans in the stadiums. Businesses in two college football towns in Oregon are looking forward to football's return.

Proponents say that such controversial "human challenge" studies can speed up vaccine development. But others cite ethical concerns.

Outside the Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had another life in pop culture as a symbol of dissent and feminism. The Notorious RBG was celebrated in memes, movies, T-shirts and tote bags

Brooklyn residents who live near Ginsburg's childhood home and are members of her childhood synagogue, mourned the her passing and and her impact on the nation and the neighborhood.

Improving weather conditions have aided firefighters' efforts to contain major wildfires on the West Coast, but dozens rage on. The Bobcat Fire has become one of Los Angeles County's largest ever.

David Legates, a professor whose research has been supported by fossil fuel companies, has been hired for a top position at the federal agency that oversees weather and climate forecasting.

The air quality in Portland, Ore., ranks among the world's worst. The Environmental Protection Agency forecasts "very unhealthy" air quality.