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As heat waves hit the U.S., delivery drivers are especially vulnerable to rising temperatures. Workers at some of the biggest delivery companies are pushing for more protection against extreme heat.

It's time for infrastructure to take climate change into account. Texas' abortion bans are in court today. Scientists want to genetically modify mosquitos to help fight malaria.

Two macho types hatch a silly test to prove the unswerving loyalty of their girlfriends, in a comedy by Mozart that goes deeper than farce.

The case before the court Wednesday comes from South Carolina, where Michael Turner was jailed for a year for failing to pay child support. He argues that he couldn't afford to pay, and that sending indigent parents to jail without providing them with a lawyer is a modern form of debtors' prison.

Tired of the same old burgers and hot dogs for July 4? Barbecue master Steven Raichlen joins Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep to explore some other options. The menu includes cinnamon-speared peaches, Mexican grilled corn, and pulled pork sliders.

Bowing to market forces isn't just a modern concern: 'Semele' was Handel's attempt to appeal to fans of spiritually minded oratorios and lusty operatic dramas alike.

By day, Anthony Brown is a police officer in Las Vegas. At night, he swaps the police uniform for something more sparkly. He is a principal dancer in the Las Vegas' production Jubilee. Host Liane Hansen speaks with Anthony "Hitman" Brown about his double life.

In this rarely revived opera, Rossini reuses many of his own tunes, but modern audiences have embraced it. This production, from Rossini's hometown, places the main character in a mental ward, where he is tormented with visions of the wife he sentenced to death.

Strauss's lurid yet sumptuous one-act opera tells the story of Elektra and her decidedly dysfuntional family — her murdered father Agamemnon, her frantic sister Chrysothemis and their homicidal mother, Klytaemnestra.

A study of five U.S. allies who ended bans on gays openly serving in their militaries showed that the wide-scale disruptions feared by opponents had never materialized, says historian and study author Nathaniel Frank. He discusses his findings and what they suggest for efforts to end the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.