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'Open Education' was a big idea half a century ago. Kids were supposed to move around, learning in groups or exploring on their own. But, within a few years, the movement faded. So, what happened?

Collectors covet the detailed and intricate charm-like pieces, used as anchors on kimono sashes. Master carver Komada Ryushi shares how he still gets nervous each time he starts a new netsuke.

Reverberations from President Trump's decision to fire FBI director James Comey continue to reverberate. David Greene talks to Chris Buskirk, editor and publisher of the website American Greatness.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Erin Gloria Ryan of The Daily Beast and Jay Cost of The Weekly Standard about the rise in aggressive political speech.

Dr. Raj Panjabi started Last Mile Health to bring health care to remote parts of Liberia. Now he has received the very generous TED Prize, to be used to fulfill "a wish."

When Clemson University professor Chenjerai Kumanyika attended the funeral this weekend, he found himself discussing gentrification — and his own role in the changes in North Charleston, S.C.

It's not yet clear that there is enough support to restore government funding. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell laid out plans to consider immigration legislation in coming weeks if the shutdown ends.

Teenagers in Washington, D.C., were inspired by a recent lesson in the First Amendment rights of students after three federal judges and their law clerks re-enacted a landmark Supreme Court case.

The Pentagon is investigating how four soldiers on a reconnaissance mission in Niger were ambushed. Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Tom Bowman and retired Army Brigadier General Donald C. Bolduc.

Pope Francis arrives in the U.S. on Tuesday. From his reception at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland to a meeting with immigrants in Philadelphia, here's a look at moments that could prove momentous.