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  • Navy Calls Deadly Crashes 'Preventable'
    The Navy's top officer, Adm. John Richardson, said an investigation has concluded that two destroyer accidents were largely the result of crews lacking the proper training to drive their ships.
  • Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick receives the Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award for 2018 in Amsterdam Saturday. Kaepernick became a controversial figure when he refused to stand for the national anthem, and instead knelt to protest racial inequality and police brutality.
    Amnesty International Names Kaepernick Its Ambassador Of Conscience
    Ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick received Amnesty's top human rights award for his opposition to racial injustice. His "take a knee" campaign during the national anthem likely cost him his job.
  • The vial of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The White House says Thursday that the U.S. will commit 17 million additional doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to the African Union.
    United States commits another 17 million COVID vaccine doses to the African Union
    The U.S. donation from its domestic supplies comes on top of the 50 million doses previously donated to Africa, which world health officials say is 500 million doses short of its goal.
  • Diana Princess of Wales and Prince Charles were married in London, England on July 29, 1981. A piece of one of their official wedding cakes is expected to fetch hundreds of dollars at auction.
    You Can Now (Possibly) Get Your Hands On A Piece Of Princess Diana's Wedding Cake
    A large slice of icing from one of the nearly two dozen official 1981 wedding cakes will go up for auction next week. The auction house says it's in good condition, "but we advise against eating it."
  • 2003 Caldecott, Newbery Book Medals Announced
    In top awards given annually to children's book writers and illustrators, Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi received the Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. And My Friend Rabbit, illustrated and written by Eric Rohmann, received the Caldecott Medal, for the most distinguished American picture book for children.
  • What was once known as a 'biggie' drink at Wendy's is now just a 'medium.' Soft drinks now come in small, medium and large sizes only. The 42-ounce large is equal to three-and-a-half cans of soda.
    Wendy's 'Biggie' Portion Gone in Name Only
    Wendy's is doing away with its "biggie" and "great biggie" portion names. But that doesn't mean sizes are getting smaller. A medium drink is 32 ounces, and a large tops out at 42 ounces. Nutritionists see this new, larger soft drink as a setback in the battle against obesity.
  • <em>Cyrus Plays Elvis</em> isn't the first time Cyrus Chestnut has covered an unlikely source. He also helped put together <em>Gold Sounds</em>, a jazz tribute to the indie-rock band Pavement.
    Cyrus Chestnut: Reinventing Elvis
    Jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut and Elvis Presley aren't a likely pairing: Chestnut is one of the top pianists of a generation born many years after songs like "Love Me Tender" made Presley the king of rock 'n' roll. Hear an interview and performance from Studio 4A.
  • Young Tuba Player Gets Nod from Phila. Orchestra
    Carol Jantsch, 21, soon will be the Philadelphia Orchestra's youngest member, and the first woman to be a principal tuba player in a top U.S. orchestra.
  • President Biden has signed a series of executive actions since Inauguration Day aimed at helping to address the COVID-19 crisis, his top priority in office.
    Biden To Bump Up Food Assistance For People 'Hanging By A Thread'
    President Biden is pushing Congress to pour another $1.9 trillion into the COVID-ravaged economy. In the meantime, his top economic adviser says, he plans to bump up food stamp benefits.
  • Your Favorites: 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels
    More than 75,000 of you voted for your favorite young-adult fiction. Now, after all the nominating, sorting and counting, the final results are in. Here are the 100 best teen novels, chosen by the NPR audience.
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