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Holding the pencil between her wrists, first-grader Anaya Ellick formed neat letters, earning her the Nicholas Maxim Special Award for Excellence in Manuscript Penmanship.

Father Daniel Berrigan was 94 when he died last Saturday. The Jesuit priest came to prominence in 1968 when he and eight others burned hundreds of draft files in protest of the Vietnam War. Berrigan served a prison term for the action and went on to lead countless other demonstrations and acts of civil disobedience.

The singing bassist presents original songs and standards in a session from 2001.

Babies are much less likely to get the flu in their first months of life if mom got a flu shot while she was pregnant, a study finds. Yet most expectant mothers don't get immunized.

You've heard about the running of the bulls — how about the running of the birds? Each morning, hundreds of ducks are released to patrol a Cape Town vineyard.

On Derby Day, the mint-infused cocktail reigns supreme. The mint is a must, but these days, everything from brandy to gin and champagne can sub in for the whiskey.

When a teenager with special needs refused to get back into his seat on a recent flight, the crew asked if there were any teachers on board and Sophie Murphy answered the call.

Howard Bryant of ESPN.com talks with NPR's Lynn Neary about the NBA playoffs and drug use by baseball players.

"In Aleppo, We Are Running Out of Coffins" was the title of an op-ed from Syrian doctor Osama Abo El Ezz. NPR's Lynn Neary speaks with him about attacks on hospitals in Syria.

Google is trying to sharpen its Artificial Intelligence Engine by feeding it thousands of romance novels.