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Edith Windsor in her New York City apartment in December 2012. Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court hears her challenge to the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act.

Meet The 83-Year-Old Taking On The U.S. Over Same-Sex Marriage

Edith Windsor's challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act will be heard by the Supreme Court next week. When her wife died, Windsor had to pay $363,000 in estate taxes because the federal government did not recognize their marriage. "If Thea was Theo," she says, "I would not have had to pay."

Gun enthusiast Paul Gwaltney at Blue Ridge Arsenal, in Chantilly, Va. Gwaltney, an NPR listener, agreed to host a discussion about guns with friends and colleagues.

On Gun Ownership And Policy, 'A Country Of Chasms'

Paul Gwaltney and other gun owners don't understand why many Americans are so anti-gun. So Gwaltney assembled a group of friends and colleagues with divergent views on guns and gun control for a frank conversation at his home in Chantilly, Va.

Rewritten Water Bond to Include Less Money for Storage

California Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg says lawmakers plan to rewrite the $11 billion water bond for the November 2014 ballot – and the new version…

Tina Fey stars as Princeton University admissions counselor Portia Nathan in the new comedy <em>Admission</em>. Fey says the movie's frankly manic depiction of the college application melee appealed to her.

Tina Fey, Movie Star? Not Quite Yet, She Says

The writer, actor and producer has a starring role in the new movie Admission. She speaks with Linda Wertheimer about comedy, being in control and — now that her long-running sitcom, 30 Rock, has ended — why she really means it when she says she's taking a pause to spend more time with her family.

John Tull, 63, and Lucinda Marker, 57, survived a bout of the bubonic plague in 2002.

Living And Loving Through The Bubonic Plague

Lucinda Marker and her husband, John Tull, fell ill when fleas carrying the bacterial infection bit them in 2002. The plague is so rare in the U.S., they were suspected of being terrorists or bioterrorism victims.

Obama Asks Young Israelis To Push For Peace

President Obama is urging both Israelis and Palestinians not to abandon long-stalled peace talks. The president has been practicing some low-key shuttle diplomacy this week.

'Tiny Fraction' Took Advantage During Iraq's Reconstruction

This week, Morning Edition has been marking the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. Steve Inskeep talks to Inspector General Stuart Bowen about his audit report on U.S. spending and waste in the reconstruction of Iraq.

The entrance to the U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico on Friday.

Three Marines Killed In Shooting At Base In Virginia

Officials at Marine Base Quantico said an active-duty Marine shot and killed two, before turning the gun on himself.

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis speaks outside Mahalia Jackson Elementary School in Chicago about the planned closing of 54 public schools. Opponents say the plan will disproportionately affect minority students in the nation's third-largest school district.

Chicago Teachers, Parents Riled By Plan To Close 54 Public Schools

The Chicago public school district says closing underutilized facilities would free up resources as it faces a $1 billion shortfall. But parents and the teachers union say the plan will endanger children, and they plan to fight to keep the schools open.

A towel covers the face of a man in a geriatric day care facility of the German Red Cross at Villa Albrecht in Berlin.

How A Sleep Disorder Might Point To A Forgotten Future

Acting out dreams in your sleep may put you at risk for developing dementia, researchers say. The behavior may portend Lewy body dementia, the second-most common form of dementia among older people.

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