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NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Kathryn VanArendonk, who teaches developmental reading and writing at Union County College, about how some schools are including contemporary books on summer lists.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Col. Anne Naclerio, a medical doctor with the Army, about the simple steps that can be taken to help women before and during deployment to war zones.

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 North warned that if South Korea does not stop blaring propaganda from speakers across the border by Saturday, it would take military action.

Some GOP candidates want to crack down on so-called "anchor babies," or birthright citizenship. But it's hard to see how that would work.

When parents register their kids at schools serving the poorest students in Olathe, Kan., they are asked an unusual question: Does your child have a dentist?

In Uganda, a groom's family gives livestock and cash to the bride's family — and asks for a refund if the marriage ends, even if the husband was abusive. As of this month, refunds are banned.

The space agency says "numerous recent blogs and web postings" that a giant asteroid will smash into Earth next month are just a hoax.

A lot of American adults aren't sitting down to breakfast anymore — they're eating on the go. And what we eat in the morning is likely more important than when we eat it.

Also this week: Two years after her husband choked to death, a producer for Morning Edition relates a journey of heartbreak and humor.