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Marc-Andre Fleury, winner of multiple Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins, had been cast off to Vegas when a younger player took his spot as starting goalie. Now in goal for the Golden Knights, he's four wins away from adding his name yet again to the Cup.

For Vegas Oddsmakers, Home Team's Fairy Tale Season Becomes A Frightfest

The odds of the Vegas Golden Knights winning the Stanley Cup hovered as high as 500-to-1 last fall. Now, the team has made the final in its first season — and some bettors stand to win big.

Kaitlyn McCollum teaches at Columbia Central High School in Tennessee. After being told her TEACH grant paperwork was late, her grants were converted to loans. "I'm on the phone in between classes ... trying to get all of this information together, crying, trying to plead my case," she says.

Education Department Launches 'Top-To-Bottom' Review Of Teachers' Grant Program

Public school teachers across the country say they've been improperly hit with thousands of dollars in debt when paperwork errors turned their grants into loans that they're now supposed to pay back.

DNA isolated from a small sample of saliva or blood can yield information, fairly inexpensively, about a person's relative risk of developing dozens of diseases or medical conditions.

Routine DNA Screening Moves Into Primary Care

The Pennsylvania-based health care chain Geisinger Health System plans to soon offer DNA sequencing as part of routine care for all patients. Is there a downside?

A man shops for vegetables beside romaine lettuce for sale at a supermarket in Los Angeles.

Hey, Salad Lovers: It's OK To Eat Romaine Lettuce Again

The romaine that sickened 172 people in 32 states came from Yuma, Ariz., and is likely completely gone from the food supply. What's now for sale is from California.

Secretary Of State Pompeo Lays Out List Of Demands For Iran

The Trump administration has delivered a message to Iran. Steve Inskeep talks to Brian Hook, director of policy planning at the State Department, about the path forward in U.S.-Iran relations.

In this video, Amazon's Ranju Das demonstrates real-time facial recognition to an audience. It shows video from a traffic cam that he said was provided by the city of Orlando, where police have been trying the technology out.

Orlando Police Testing Amazon's Real-Time Facial Recognition

American police have been reluctant to use systems that can scan live video for the faces of "persons of interest." Amazon wants to change that with a cheaper, cloud-based version of the technology.

Images of President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are shown in Seoul earlier this month. The two men are scheduled to meet on June 12, but there are doubts about when or whether a meeting will occur.

After Minting Coin For North Korea Summit, White House Accused Of Early Celebration

The White House is preparing for a meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong Un on June 12. Despite Pyongyang's threats to back out, the White House has made a coin commemorating the event.

Texas Governor Holds Discussion After School Shooting

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott held a meeting in response to Friday's shooting at Santa Fe high school. Dallas Schools Superintendent Michael Hinojosa talks with Rachel Martin.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen On ZTE Sanctions

Lawmakers spoke out against President Trump's suggestion to ease sanctions on Chinese telecom company ZTE. Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen talks with NPR's Rachel Martin.

The Resemblance Is Less Than Striking For Brandi Chastain's Plaque

Brandi Chastain was one of the stars of the 1999 U.S. women's team that won the World Cup. The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame unveiled a bronze plaque to honor her that was less than flattering.

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