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Over the past generation, Belle Glade Central High School in Belle Glade, Fla., has sent 30 players to the NFL. The school is proud of that record, but it might have come at a cost. Bryan Mealer's Muck City spotlights the stories of players, their families, their coach and a town that struggles to win a spot on the field — and life.

In the coming weeks, candidates will bombard your mailboxes with ads. It may seem old-fashioned, but the consultants who devise direct-mail campaigns have become sophisticated about knowing whom to reach and what to say.

Citations for safety and health violations by operators of underground coal mines have increased by nearly a third since 2006. An NPR analysis of nearly 80,000 citations written last year found that an accumulation of combustible coal dust was the most frequently cited violation overall, accounting for more than one in 10 citations.

Today Marine Sgt. Matthew T. Abbate was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross at Camp Pendleton on the base's 3/5 parade deck. Home Post has a link where you can watch a video of the ceremony.

Texas evangelist David Barton is not a historian, but his Christian-nation view of American history is wildly popular with conservative churches, universities and the GOP. His supporters call him a hero; his detractors say he's a danger.

The gunman who killed 12 people and wounded dozens more at a midnight showing of the "The Dark Knight Rises'' near Denver had browsed weapons in a San Diego pawn shop.

A trial in Phoenix that will examine whether Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is discriminating against Latino drivers starts July 19. The case could have broader implications for the ways state police engage in immigration enforcement.

Staff Sgt. Paul Worley has earned the Silver Star for heroic actions during a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan in June of 2010. Worley is a member of 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines based at Camp Pendleton.

An investigation by NPR and the Center for Public Integrity has revealed widespread and persistent gaming of the system that's designed to measure and control the coal mine dust that causes the deadly disease.

Stepping on big toes is pretty much the job description of the Justice Department's Michael Horowitz. He's boss of about 450 employees who sift through allegations of misconduct at Justice, the FBI and ATF. One looming item: a report on the gunrunning operation called Fast and Furious.