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Los Angeles Clippers' owner Donald Sterling stands on the sidelines before the game against the Memphis Grizzlies in 2012.

Why Would The NAACP Honor Donald Sterling Anyway?

The LA Clippers' owner had a track record of discriminatory behavior. Though the NAACP rescinded a planned award for him after his racist rant, it has honored him in the past.

Small Gains, But Much Left To Fix, In Campus Sexual Assault Cases

In 2010, NPR's Joe Shapiro led an investigation into sexual assault on college campuses. As the White House releases its own report, Shapiro explains what's changed since 2010 — and what hasn't.

Couples stand on the Pont des Arts, Paris' iconic footbridge over the Seine river, where thousands upon thousands of padlocks bearing love messages are attached to the railing, on Aug. 30, 2013.

In The City Of Love, There's No Love Lost For Tourists' Love Locks

Lovebirds write their names on a padlock, attach it to something and toss the key. Sweet, right? Non, say opponents in Paris who want to ban a practice they say is damaging architecture and more.

Des Moines County to Hire Attorney

The Des Moines County Board of Supervisors has agreed to fill a vacancy in the prosecutor's office.The position became open following the resignation of…

Mike Smith, of Long Beach, Calif., now pays $200 for his family's health insurance policy, compared with the $3,000 a month he would have had to pay on the individual market last year.

Obamacare Enrollees Emboldened To Leave Jobs, Start Businesses

Some people who felt stuck in certain jobs, just because they needed the employment-based health insurance, say they are finding the Affordable Care Act liberating.

A worker holds a white rodent at the State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy in Chengdu, China. Researchers at McGill University in Montreal found that mice left alone with a man had increased levels of the hormone corticosterone.

Lab Rats May Be Stressed By Men, Which May Skew Experiments

Scientists noticed the phenomenon when mice and rats did not react to pain in the presence of men. They ran an experiment and found it had to do with certain pheromones produced by men.

Loved ones express their grief at the burial of Ramon Romero Ramirez in Chichigalpa, Nicaragua, January 2013. The 36-year-old died of chronic kidney disease after working in the sugar cane fields for 12 years. Ramirez is part of a steady procession of deaths among cane workers.

Mysterious Kidney Disease Slays Farmworkers In Central America

One community has lost so many men that it's now called the Island of Widows. Researchers are struggling to figure out the cause of the disease. Some suspect a popular herbicide.

What Is Plan B For Mideast Peace Negotations?

A deadline U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry set to either end or extend the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks has expired. Kerry says the next step is a pause.

Author Tess Gerritsen says Warner Bros. owes her 2.5 percent of the profits from the movie <em>Gravity</em>, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney.

Book News: 'Gravity' Author Sues Warner Bros. Over Movie

Adam Johnson on the weirdness of visiting North Korea; Ahmed Saadawi wins the 2014 International Prize for Arabic Fiction; Daniel José Older on the overwhelming whiteness of the publishing industry.

Actor Bob Hoskins died Tuesday at age 71.

British Actor Bob Hoskins Dies At 71

He was best known for films such as The Long Good Friday, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Mona Lisa. Hoskins' agent said the actor died Tuesday from pneumonia.

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