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Pennsylvania has a 12-year statute of limitations on felony sex crimes, meaning prosecutors had until January to bring charges against the comedian.

Bill Cosby has faced numerous civil suits from dozens of women over the years, but this is the first criminal charge. The statute of limitations in the 2004 case was set to expire in January.

Scientists keep track of nearly 20,000 pieces of space debris, from the size of an apple to that of a school bus. A visualization from the Royal Institution lets you watch the orbiting trash pile up.

It can be a provocative art show. Or teenagers going out for a walk. By law and tradition, Saudi women still face many restrictions. But they keep stretching the boundaries and the pace is picking up.

A state law that prevents convicted criminals from getting full-time jobs in nursing homes or long-term-care facilities is unconstitutional, the Commonwealth Court in Pennsylvania ruled.

The actor plays a 70-something transgender woman on the Amazon series Transparent. He loves the role. As Maura, Tambor says, "I find myself much more vulnerable." Originally broadcast Dec. 10, 2015.

As she approached 60, the co-founder of Ms. magazine says, she entered a new phase in life, one in which "you can do what you want." Originally broadcast Oct. 26, 2015.

In Los Angeles County, more than one-quarter of the 375 people shot by law enforcement over a five-year period were unarmed. Police training tries to prepare officers to make split-second decisions.

NPR has a commentary from writer Brian Doyle about the time his teenage son came home drunk, and he found himself clenching his own fists.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Abdalaziz Alhamza, co-founder and spokesperson for the group "Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently," which documents ISIS atrocities, about his friend who was killed.