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NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Craig Timberg of The Washington Post about the tool hackers stole from the National Security Agency to conduct massive cyberattacks around the world on Friday.

A concerned University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee art instructor challenged her students to construct insect motels out of natural, untreated materials. Each motel must provide an appropriate habitat for a particular insect and attract human interest too, as each has a QR Code with information about why that bug or bee matters in nature and needs to be nurtured. Nearly 100 are installed in a state park overlooking Lake Michigan in downtown Milwaukee.

The Philippine military said it found the bodies of several civilians who appeared to have been executed by ISIS-inspired militants. The military is trying to regain control of Marawi City.

The small spacecraft is set to hurtle toward the sun at about 450,000 miles per hour. Scientists hope it will clear up some big mysteries, such as why the sun's atmosphere is hotter than its surface.

Elizabeth Wettlaufer's guilty plea makes her one of the deadliest serial killers in the country's history, according to Canadian media reports. She says she injected her victims with insulin.

The country's state-run news agency issued a rare broadside against Beijing, its most important trade partner and ally, for "its reckless act of chopping down the pillar of the DPRK-China relations."

Students of color, low-income students, students with disabilities and English learners have all made gains.

Pete Souza estimates he has taken about 2 million images in eight years, covering historic events like Obama's inaugurations and the 50th anniversary of the march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala.

The CDC reports a sharp rise in infections of sexually transmitted diseases, and says lack of funding for state and local health clinics that help prevent spread of the diseases is a key factor.

Ask any special ed teacher and they will probably tell you that paperwork is the bane of their jobs. These three teachers at Renaissance Academy in Utah have figured out how to keep it under control.