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And more than 1 in 3 adults in households with children say they have experienced serious problems meeting both their work and family responsibilities, according to an NPR poll.

Virginia is in the midst of legislative elections, a race for governor and the redistricting process. All of the political excitement is taking a toll on state redistricting, which is at an impasse.

Chinese American poet Jane Wong's new collection, How Not to Be Afraid of Everything, grapples with fear and anger at her family's silence about what they suffered in China's Great Leap Forward.

Mexico's supreme court decides to flee the noise disturbing court sessions in downtown Mexico City.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on a case of Cold War deja-vu the recent uproar in the U.S. over a spate of Cuban spying activity.

A man, a woman, a house and a pitchfork. Those four elements make Grant Wood's depression-era painting, American Gothic, instantly recognizable and easily mimicked. As part of the Present at the Creation series, NPR's Melissa Gray reports on the painting that launched a thousand parodies. Image at left courtesy Art Institute of Chicago.

A Philadelphia Inquirer investigation discovers the FBI may have suspected the mother of American chess hero Bobby Fischer of being a Cold War pawn.

Former senator, vice president, and presidential candidate Al Gore and his wife, Tipper. In the two years since the presidential election they have been working on the new book, Joined at the Heart: The Transformation of the American Family. The book explores the changes that have taken place in families over the past few decades, using examples of families the Gores have met along the way. Tipper Gore is a former photojournalist and served as adviser to the president on mental health policy. Their other book is the collection of photographs The Spirit of Family.

Commentator Joe Davidson says one test the new governors will face is providing assistance to the poorest in their states.

University of California admissions offices plan to fact-check student applications for truthfulness about accomplishments and hardships. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.