'Go Set A Watchman' Is A Revelation On Race, Not A Disappointment
If Mockingbird gave us a South that could be read in terms of black and white, Watchman reveals the gray complexity that is the real Dixie.
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Caitlyn Jenner At ESPYs: Transgender People 'Deserve Your Respect'
Jenner, who made her transition to becoming a woman public earlier this year, accepted the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the sports ceremony Wednesday night.
Puerto Rico's Monkey Island Lures Scientists For Generations
The isle of Cayo Santiago has been home to at least nine generations of rhesus monkeys since the colony's founding in 1938. Primatologists here seek clues to primate kinship, cognition and ecology.
Florida Sea Turtles Stage Amazing Comeback
When scientists first started counting the nests of green sea turtles in one area in the 1980s, they found fewer than 40 nests. In their last check, they counted almost 12,000.
Sen. Lindsey Graham: Nuclear Deal With Iran 'Has To Include Their Behavior'
NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham about the Iran nuclear agreement. He says a deal should have been contingent on Iran changing its behavior toward its neighbors.
Undercover Video Targets Planned Parenthood
Activists say the video of a Planned Parenthood official is evidence the group is selling parts from aborted fetuses, which is illegal. Planned Parenthood says tissue is donated for medical research.
Wildfire Worries Rage In Typically 'Wet' Washington State
Exceptionally dry conditions are fueling major blazes across the Pacific Northwest. A drought and rapid development in Washington mean the state may not be prepared to deal with a long, hot summer.
Lebanon Residents Divided Over Iran Nuclear Deal
Lebanon serves as a good reflection of the Middle East, and it's buzzing with the news of the Iran nuclear deal.
Obama Says Deal Is 'Best Means' For Preventing Iranian Nuclear Weapons
President Obama made his case for the Iran nuclear deal at a press conference Wednesday. He said the agreement achieves its primary goal, which is to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
Nuclear Deal Includes Surveillance Of Iran's Nuclear Facilities
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with veteran former International Atomic Energy Agency inspector Thomas Shea about the Iran nuclear deal and how the process of inspections may change.