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Nandita Venkatesan of Mumbai, India, has survived two rounds of tuberculosis though one treatment caused her to go deaf. She now advocates for other TB patients and survivors.

"They do not want me or us to win because I am the first president to ever challenge China on trade, and we are winning on trade," the president said at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council.

The audit has been called a political gesture to placate anti-abortion groups that oppose use of the tissue. Fetal tissue has played a part in developing vaccines and medical treatments.

One thing was clear after the president spoke with the media for nearly 90 minutes Wednesday: There's a lot riding on this week's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

People lined the River Thames east of London on Wednesday trying to catch a glimpse of a beluga whale swimming far out of its normal range.

At 18, Jean Annette Watters was recruited for the top secret British military program to decode German messages during World War II. She died Sept. 15 and was buried in Nebraska.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with branding expert Allen Adamson of the company Metaforce about the news that Weight Watchers will now be known as "WW" and Dunkin Donuts as Dunkin'.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about what he'll be listening for in Thursday's testimony by one of the women accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault.

The state has the highest poverty rate in the nation, largely because of a lack of affordable housing. In November, voters will decide whether or not rent controls will help solve the problem.

Many women veterans are running for Congress, but they are campaigning on more than their combat experience. Their messages suggest the way women are running for office is changing.