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Syria's civil war has left tens of thousands dead and wounded, while medical care is in short supply in many areas. A Syrian-American doctor has organized efforts to provide an underground health care system.

The Triple Crown hopeful could beat the odds and win at Belmont Park on Saturday, but like so many other Kentucky Derby and Preakness winners, he'll have to beat a field of better-rested rivals.

The Guardian has released another video from its interview with the so-called NSA leaker. In it, he explains some of his motivation for spilling secrets.

David Byrne's first solo album since 2004 is a brilliantly brainy attempt to make some sense of this inexplicable, mind-bending world.

Critics have praised the building and mostly panned the exhibitions. Do they not get it? Or is the museum just not intended for them? Is there another way to present history and culture in a museum? The National Museum of the American Indian nears its first anniversary.

America begins a week of mourning for former President Ronald Reagan, who died Saturday at age 93 after a decade-long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Reagan's body will lie in repose at his presidential library in California and in state at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. A state funeral is set for Friday, which will also be a national day of mourning. Hear NPR's Ina Jaffe.

Nationality, tradition and belonging: The themes of Jhumpa Lahiri's fiction spring from the complexities of the author's own life. Born to Indian parents in London and raised in Rhode Island, Lahiri says she's struggled for four decades to feel like she belongs in America.

Joining efforts to help victims of the war in Syria, Syrian-American doctors are bringing desperately needed supplies and knowledge to facilities in Turkey overwhelmed by the wounded. Some are treating Syrians there, while others are crossing the border to use their skills on the battlefield.

It isn't known yet whether the murders were in response to the burning of Qurans by international forces. But they follow a wave of anti-American protests and four other killings of U.S. personnel.

American apple trees used to be big. So what made them shrink? Farmers decided to use dwarfing rootstocks.