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In the aftermath of the acquittal of the officer who shot and killed Philando Castile, we've rounded up some of the compelling writing about this case — and police shootings — over the past year.

Plus an unpaid faculty position and disparities in access to advanced courses, in our weekly roundup of education news.

Sketches on the walls of a once hidden room of a museum in Florence help shed light on the Renaissance artist's creative process — and on a mysterious and dangerous period in his life.

Bernie Dalton had a dream to make music, but when he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, he was even more determined.

The president boasted Tuesday of a bonus "favor" from Kim Jong Un, but experts say it might not mean much without independent verification.

"She's been talking to him about it from the very beginning," a White House official told NPR.

Britain is no closer to a post-Brexit trade plan and manufacturers like Airbus are threatening to leave, endangering hundreds of thousands of jobs.

Jeff Melton and his friend Adrian Rohr of Charlotte, N.C., are wrestling fans, a sport they love because it lifts their spirits by making them feel like the underdog sometimes can win.

NPR's Shereen Marisol Meraji speaks with Mark Niesse of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the lawsuit against Georgia, after a report that 53,000 voter registration applications have been held.

The disconnect between our social calendars and our biological clocks is creating "social jet lag," according to key researchers. And that's taking a toll on our weight because the body stores fat when it's not getting enough sleep.