Apple-Justice Department Battle Pits Privacy Against National Security
Apple and the Department of Justice are in a battle of wills over access to a San Bernardino shooter's cell phone.
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How Brainwaves Allow Paralyzed Musicians To Continue Playing
Linda Wertheimer speaks with Eduardo Miranda and Elisa Bergersen about their project that enables paralyzed musicians to perform again through proxies.
Zika Spike Overwhelms Colombia Doctors
The spread of Zika is taxing Colombia's already over-burdened health care system.
Harper Lee Remembered As Reclusive
Linda Wertheimer talks to Harper Lee's longtime friend Wayne Flynt about the late author. He will deliver Lee's eulogy.
'Numero Zero' Reprises Umberto Eco's Fascination With 'Losers'
Italian author Umberto Eco died yesterday at the age of 84. We recall last year's conversation between the author and Scott Simon.
They Brought Cookies: For A New Widow, Empathy Eases Death's Pain
Her husband died. Then the neighbors started showing up. They brought soup. Cookies. Tea. But what they really brought was empathy. And that made the pain bearable.
The State That Pulled The Plug On Computer Testing
It's back to paper and pencils after Tennessee decided to shut down computer testing statewide for the year.
Would It Be A Bad Thing to Wipe Out A Species ... If It's A Mosquito?
Should we get rid of the Zika-spreading Aedes aegypti species? Or is it just never a good idea to eradicate a critter?
#NPRreads: 3 Stories To Ponder This Weekend
Read about the mental health of Black Lives Matter activists, what happens when authorities shoot a hospital patient and racial insensitivity in the workplace.
#MemeOfTheWeek: Jeb!, A Gun And 'America.'
It could have just been a picture of a gun engraved with Jeb Bush's name. But no. The Internet refused to leave it alone.