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Mike Sutter has eaten 1,300 tacos so far this year. And it's been tough: He tells NPR's Kelly McEvers about dealing with offbeat taquerias, getting thyroid cancer, and why it's good to have a quest.

"Growing up I would hear about our peoples being 'discovered' ... " says author Brittany Luby. "I would go home and my parents would tell me: That's not actually how things happened."

Madeline wrote to officials asking for approval to keep a unicorn in her backyard if she could find one. The animal control department agreed — under certain conditions.

Those in North America have the best shot at seeing the shower at about 1 a.m. on the East Coast or 10 p.m. on the West Coast.

Two veterans met in court last year: a man who violated his probation and the judge who sentenced him. But it was the judge's decision to visit his fellow veteran's cell that changed them both.

The tech company pays retirement-age employees a stipend to transition to jobs with mission-driven nonprofits. And for some, the fellowship can turn into a second act.

Ethan and Joel Coen spent months searching for the right actress to play Mattie Ross in their 2010 film True Grit. Then, just weeks before filming, Hailee Steinfeld showed up — dressed in character.

Self-driving cars are hot news, with Google and others showing off their latest innovations. Now expand that concept from four to 18 wheels, and you get the Freightliner Inspiration.

Until she put her own feelings before the judgments others made about her, April Gibson says she, as a young mother, "felt like I didn't deserve to feel the way women who do the right things do."

Noramay Cadena left the factories where her parents worked to travel cross-country for school. Now with degrees from MIT, the engineer recalls her journey, with the daughter she raised along the way.