Alexandra Robbins illuminates how teachers, who shape our future, live a constant battle against financial pressure, entitled parents, politicians, and the educational system at the local level.
Zookeepers in Dallas are working with international conservation groups to implement a survival plan for penguins. It includes DNA matching to make sure the right penguin couples get together.
The U.S. invaded Iraq 20 years ago Monday. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with retired Admiral Mike Mullen, whose tenure as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff included the troop surge in Iraq.
The city issued a 11:59 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew starting Sunday night in an effort to curb violence after two fatal shootings took place over the weekend.
Stephen Smith's death was ruled a hit-and-run. His body was found 15 miles from the estate of former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who was found guilty this month of killing his wife and son.
Dea was the first magician to perform on what would become the Las Vegas Strip in the early 1940s. She also appeared in several movies in the 1940s and '50s.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a law to allow a monument near the state Capitol marking the number of abortions performed in Arkansas before Roe v. Wade was overturned.