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Students hold their lighted cellphones at a rally at Parkland High School outside Allentown, Pa., on Wednesday.

The Big Student Walkout; DeVos On School Safety; The First Amendment On Campus

A month after Parkland, the nation's focus remains on school safety. Plus, long rides to school in our weekly roundup of education news.

Former Coal Lobbyist On Tap For No. 2 Spot At EPA

The man hoping to help lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler, is a former lobbyist for coal and natural gas companies. As a young EPA lawyer, he worked on hazardous chemical rules.

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe's dismissal on Friday, just days before he was set to retire, puts his full pension and benefits package in jeopardy.

Justice Department Fires Embattled FBI Deputy Director Just Short Of Retirement

Andrew McCabe was set to retire Sunday. On Twitter, the president hailed the move as "a great day for the hard working men and women of the FBI - A great day for Democracy."

Then-Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill on May 11, 2017, soon after James Comey's abrupt firing by President Trump.

Justice Department Fires Embattled FBI Deputy Director Just Short Of Retirement

Andrew McCabe was set to retire Sunday. On Twitter, the president hailed the move as "a great day for the hard working men and women of the FBI - A great day for Democracy."

In Moscow, Russian voters will head to the polls on Sunday to cast their votes in the country's presidential election.

From Pride To Protest: How Russians Feel About Their Presidential Election

Ahead of Sunday's presidential election in Russia, NPR spoke with a Putin supporter, an opposition supporter and a Russian who sees no point in voting.

Invisibilia: Inspired By 'American Idol,' Somali TV Show Aimed To Change The World

Reality TV is popular around the world. It's also roundly mocked as formulaic and contrived. But can that kind of fragile fantasy meaningfully influence the real world?

This image, provided by the Library of Congress, shows the cover of a collection of Confederate songs published in 1861, which includes "Maryland, My Maryland." State lawmakers want to retire it as Maryland's official state song but not erase it.

Maryland Gets Closer To Retiring State Song That Calls Northerners 'Scum'

"Maryland, My Maryland," written early in the Civil War, praises the Confederacy. State senators now have voted to reclassify the song as "historical."

Chef Vladimir Mukhin prepares food at his Chef's Table restaurant in Moscow. Mukhin owns more than 20 restaurants, mostly in Russia, including White Rabbit.

The Russian Chef Who Is Bringing Back His Homeland's Colorful, Classic Cuisine

Before the Soviet period, "Russian food had color," says Vladimir Mukhin of Moscow's world-famous White Rabbit restaurant. He aims to honor those flavors, as well as locally source his ingredients.

From Pride To Protest: How Russians Feel About Their Presidential Election

Ahead of Sunday's presidential election in Russia, NPR spoke with a Putin supporter, an opposition supporter and a Russian who sees no point in voting.

Muslim women from Syria take a German language lesson at a Muslim cultural center in February in Halle, Germany.

Debate On Role Of Islam Divides German Government

Members of the Merkel government agree that Muslims belong in Germany but disagree on whether the religion itself does.

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