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Texas cases factor in new Supreme Court term

The U.S. Supreme Court is back in session, and its upcoming term will feature at least two cases that have percolated up from Texas — on voting rights and…

Joe Weber was tapped by Gov. Rick Perry in 2014 to head the Texas Department of Transportation.

Weber stepping down as head of TxDOT

Eighteen months after he took the reins at the Texas Department of Transportation, Executive Director Joe Weber announced Tuesday that he will step down…

A view of Canton (Guangzhou), on the Pearl River in China, circa 1840. Canton was already a great trading port when the American ship Empress of China arrived in 1784 to fill up its hold with tea.

How A Taste For Chinese Tea Minted America's First Millionaires

China and its trade practices are often blamed for U.S. economic woes. But once upon a time, it was the tea trade with China that created American magnates — with some catastrophic consequences.

"I think that if anyone is living in a place where they don't feel safe, they're going to have tension, whether that's a community member or a member of law enforcement," Attorney General Loretta Lynch told NPR.

Attorney General Lynch: 'Out Of Tension Comes Opportunity'

When she visited Baltimore amid unrest, Lynch said, she heard the same thing from police and young people — that they love their city and want to make it better.

The debate about sustainable diets has focused on meat production, which requires lots of land and water to grow grain to feed livestock. It also contributes to methane emissions. But the Cabinet secretaries with final authority say the 2015 dietary guidelines won't include sustainability goals.

New Dietary Guidelines Will Not Include Sustainability Goal

A government-appointed panel wanted the federal government's 2015 nutrition advice to consider a food's environmental impact. But the Cabinet secretaries with final authority say it won't happen.

After 10 Years Of Bella And Edward, 'Twilight Reimagined' Brings A Twist

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with author Stephenie Meyer about the appeal of her Twilight books and her new novel, which reassigns the genders of the original characters.

Civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams speaks during the memorial service for the late civil rights leader Julian Bond, who succeeded her as leader of the NAACP, on Tuesday at the Lincoln Theater in Washington.

Civil Rights Luminaries Remember Julian Bond As A Dogged Advocate

Friends, family and colleagues recounted the human rights contributions of the late Julian Bond at a memorial service Tuesday for the former NAACP chairman. Bond died in August after a brief illness.

Hungarian Ambassador Clarifies Hungary's Migrant Policy

As Hungary threatens to close its border with Croatia and seal itself off from the migration crisis that is consuming Europe, Steve Inskeep talks to Hungary's Ambassador to the U.S. Réka Szemerkényi.

Professor Sara Snogerup Linse (left) explains the work that won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, won by Sweden's Tomas Lindahl, American Paul Modrich and U.S.-Turkish scientist Aziz Sancar on Wednesday. The three worked on "mechanistic studies of DNA repair."

3 Scientists Win Nobel Prize In Chemistry For DNA Repair Research

Their work details how cells repair damaged DNA and preserve genes. And now three scientists — Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar — have won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Renoir Haters Protest In Boston

The protesters do not think Boston's Museum of Fine Arts should be showing paintings by Renoir. The deliberately ironic protest was organized by a guy who says he dislikes impressionism.

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