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Bassam Aramin, 46, grew up hating Israel and spent seven years in an Israeli prison. But he gradually came to believe that negotiation, not violence, was the only way to resolve the conflict.

A Palestinian Takes A Different Road In His Fight

Bassam Aramin grew up hating Israel and spent years in prison. Yet he's now a voice for peace, a position that did not change even when his daughter was killed by Israeli police.

Presidential Race Moves West On Tuesday To Arizona, Utah And Idaho

Ted Cruz looks to stop Donald Trump in Utah and pull off an upset in Arizona. Bernie Sanders could notch wins in Idaho and Utah, but Clinton has an advantage in Arizona, the big prize of the night.

French soldiers patrol in front of the Eiffel Tower on Jan. 8, 2015, the day after a deadly attack on the French satirical newspaper <em>Charlie Hebdo</em>. With bombings Tuesday in Brussels, Europe has now been hit by three major terrorist attacks in just over a year.

In Vulnerable Europe, A Third Major Terrorist Attack Since Last Year

First there was the assault on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.Then came the coordinated assault in Paris. And now twin attacks in Brussels. Europe is struggling to cope with a surge in terror.

That's not milk but PVA glue, says Sandy Suffield, the art director behind the photo series Faking It. "That's actually a common trick used when people are shooting cereal. Because with real milk, the cereal will get soggy."

Ceci N'Est Pas Ice Cream (Actually It's Lard And Food Coloring)

A photo series exposes the cheats food stylists use to make dishes look so scrumptious in glossy magazines and cookbooks. Roasted meats are glazed with motor oil, and milk is replaced with glue.

Colleges Look To Stand Out With Personalized Acceptance Notices

Colleges are stepping up the competition to enroll the best students. One new development is personalized acceptance notices — whether they're fake news alerts, a visit from the marching band, or a letter hand-delivered by the college president himself. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Wheaton College President Dennis Hanno about hand delivering letters to accepted students.

Health Surveys Begin In Comal County This Week

Comal County officials want area residents to know that they may get a knock at the door this week from interviewers with the National Health and…

A Crisis With Scant Data: States Move To Count Drug-Dependent Babies

Getting good information is critical to figuring out where resources need to go to treat newborns dependent on opioids. Pennsylvania relies on old and incomplete statistics, but that may be changing.

An attendant wearing an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset demonstrates a glove with a Yamaha Corp. rubber-like sensor at the Wearable Expo in Tokyo, on Jan. 13.

Oculus Rift Launch Makes A Splash. Will It Lead A Wave Of VR Tech?

After four years of hype, the Oculus Rift hits the market Monday. It's just one of several virtual reality systems — but not all the VR gadgets are up to snuff.

In the wake of the Brussels bombings, Belgians are visiting a makeshift memorial in the heart of the city and raising flags of countries around the world. In a country known for its divisions, some Belgians say the traumatic events has united them in ways they didn't expect.

In Divided Belgium, Some Find That Trauma Unites Them

Belgium is divided linguistically, culturally and politically. Yet the Brussels bombings have also brought citizens together in ways they hadn't expected.

Amid Reports Of Shots Fired At U.S. Capitol, An Account From The Grounds

The U.S. Capitol went on lockdown after reports of shots fired. Paul Singer, Washington correspondent for USA Today, was having coffee in the cafe at the time. He describes what happened next.

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