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Saudis carry a poster in May demanding freedom for jailed Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. Nimr was executed on Saturday.

Saudi Arabia's Killing Of Leading Shiite Cleric And 46 Others Sparks Outcry

Saudi Arabia executed 47 people convicted of terrorism Saturday, including prominent Shiite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr, prompting condemnation throughout the Middle East.

At the Iowa State University Beef Nutrition Farm, the cattle eat carefully formulated rations. Researchers there are trying to test new types of animal feed.

Taking Cues From Human Nutrition To Reduce Antibiotic Use In Livestock

Researchers are trying to figure out if probiotics — the stuff we like to eat in yogurt to keep our guts healthy — could also help pigs, cows and chickens thrive.

Gautam Lewis, now 39, poses with some of the photographs he has taken that trace the life and work of Mother Teresa, who took him in when he was 3. The images are part of an exhibition Lewis has staged in Kolkata as an homage to the woman he calls his "second mother."

Mother Teresa Made Him Believe He Could Fly — And He Did

The child, who had contracted polio, was taken in by Mother Teresa when he was 3. What has happened since sounds like a fairy tale.

Increasingly, we're finding more ways to celebrate women older than 50.

I'm 22, And I Can't Wait To Be An Old Lady

Cool grannies aren't just a meme. They're proof that getting older doesn't have to be about loss — it's about living freely and on your own terms.

Images Of Tacloban: Before And After Typhoon Haiyan

Animated GIFs of satellite images show the before and after effects of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

San Diego Gardeners Promote Drought-Tolerant Plants To Conserve Water

San Diegans are encouraged to add drought-tolerant plants to their garden to conserve water.

Betsy DeVos prepares to testify at her confirmation hearing.

School Vouchers, Oligarchy And Grizzlies: Highlights From The DeVos Hearing

Donald Trump's pick to lead the Education Department got a grilling on a range of issues, from private school vouchers and charter school oversight to guns in schools. How did she fare?

School Vouchers, Oligarchy And Grizzlies: Highlights From The DeVos Hearing

Donald Trump's pick to lead the Education Department got a grilling on a range of issues, from private school vouchers and charter school oversight to guns in schools. How did she fare?

Brattling After The Pacifire: 'That Should Be A Word'

Kinnovator, Fidgital, Bangst. This isn't gibberish. It's the language of Lizzie Skurnick. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Skurnick about her new book, That Should Be a Word.

Monica Besra, 35, poses with a portrait of Mother Teresa at her home in Nakor village, 280 miles north of Kolkata, in December 2002. Besra claimed that prayers to Mother Teresa resulted in her recovery from abdominal cancer, something documented by the Vatican as a miracle.

How The Catholic Church Documented Mother Teresa's 2 Miracles

A cancer patient and a coma victim credit her for their recovery. "You have to accept that there are things that science cannot explain," says an atheist physician who's investigated miracle stories.

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