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More details are emerging about Dylann Roof, the 21-year-old suspect in the shooting deaths of nine people in Charleston. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Northeastern University professor James Fox.

In an interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, Obama spoke at length on the subject of identity. The question of who we are as Americans, Obama said, has been a focus since the country's founding.

You can get vitamin D through diet alone, but it may not be easy. A significant percentage of young kids are falling short. Blame the weak sun of winter, and sunscreen in summer.

Allegations of physical abuse of teens by staff have sparked a state and federal investigation. Experts say the violence comes as the state tries to make juvenile lockups less like adult prisons.

Meyer says "something fascinating and completely unfair" plagues the restaurant industry: Waiters' incomes have risen far faster than other staff. To balance salaries out, he'll charge more for food.

Amazon was called out for its harsh co-worker critiques, but peer reviews have been popular in American offices for years. Some say they make a team better; others call the reviews "very toxic."

The gunman who killed five people in Chattanooga last week suffered from depression, and drug and alcohol abuse. But investigators have not found strong ties to terrorist groups.

A new report says an estimated half a million American girls are at risk. The U.S. and other developed countries can learn from efforts in Africa to eliminate the practice.

Widow Marina Litvinenko says, "The words my husband spoke on his deathbed, when he accused Mr. Putin of his murder, have been proved true in an English court."

Supporters of Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are pulling out the stops to mobilize supporters ahead of next month's Iowa caucuses. NPR catches up with some of those supporters.