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Tornadoes touched down in several states this week, killing at least 27 people. The majority of those killed lived in a handful of rural counties in northwest Tennessee.

In Southern Sudan, international aid is being put to full use, and so are the shipping materials. The Sudanese are converting the packaging from international food aid and other supplies into necessities such as ropes, furniture, and kitchen utensils.

Hearings this week in Topeka focused on how the theory of evolution should be taught in Kansas schools. Proponents of intelligent design propose that students and teachers be encouraged to discuss alternate views to the theory of evolution.

The House of Representatives votes not to add a ban on gay marriage to the Constitution. After a lively debate, 158 Democrats, 27 Republicans and one independent voted against advancing the issue in the Republican-controlled House. Hear NPR's Andrea Seabrook.

Two Impressionist paintings stolen form a Zurich museum on Feb. 10 have been recovered from an abandoned car.

There have been new attacks in Baghdad. Insurgents fired half a dozen mortar rounds and reportedly killed one person, hit by a round that landed near a mobile phone office. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

A community-edited guide to accessible playgrounds. So far, we've identified more than 1,200. Help us find more.

Debuting at No. 4, Nick Hornby's Funny Girl imagines the lives of the creative team behind a fictional BBC sitcom.

In Daniel Silva's The Heist, an Israeli art restorer and spy searches for a stolen Caravaggio masterpiece. It appears at No. 3.

President Trump has tried to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In the latest example, the Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who urged rioters to "kill" police.