Alyssa Edes

'Gross Anatomy' Turns Humor On Taboos About The Female Body

Alyssa Edes

Author Mara Altman got tired of hiding her hairy, sweaty self from the world, and set out to reframe the shame in her latest book of essays — part memoir, part scientific exploration, part manifesto.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says the proposed Republican health bill would lead to an enormous transfer of wealth from poorer Americans to richer ones.

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Pelosi Says Democrats Have A Responsibility To Look For Common Ground On Health Law

Alyssa Edes

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told NPR's Robert Siegel she doesn't think President Trump "has the faintest idea" about health care.

Former Swiss pilot Yves Rossy, known as Jetman, is the first person to fly a jet-fitted wing.

Ever Dream You Could Fly? 'Jetman' Has. Let Him Tell You About It

Alyssa Edes

Yves Rossy flies like Superman. But instead of a cape, he uses 7-foot-long wings and four engines. "You are like in a parallel world that normally doesn't exist," he says. "It's beautiful."