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#NPRreads: Electric Dylan, Fracking And The Iran Deal Deconstructed

Also this week, the world's most famous DJ you've probably never heard.

Following Industry Trend, Gannett Will Split Newspaper, Broadcasting Divisions

Gannett said the move will give the two new companies more "flexibility" to "pursue growth." Time Warner and Tribune Co. have made similar moves.

Hillary Clinton gives a speech Thursday, the final day of the Democratic National Convention, and Donald Trump speaks on July 21, the last day of the Republican National Convention.

Clinton And Trump: The World, In Their Own Words

Foreign policy is usually a campaign afterthought. But the next president will inherent a raft of global challenges, from ISIS to trade deals to a pivot to Asia.

Debendra Tarek, 80, inspects a handful of salt-resistant rice in his home on the tidal island of Ghoramara, which is shrinking quickly because of climate change.

Salt-Resistant Rice Offers Hope For Farmers Clinging To Disappearing Islands

Climate change is reshaping land and lives in India's Sundarbans region, where paddies are being overrun by saltwater. But resilient varieties of rice may let vulnerable families stay a while longer.

A 'vote here' sign hangs above the door at the San Diego County Registrar of Voters Office in Kearny Mesa on May 31, 2014.

Election Day: Time To Cast Your Ballot Unless You've Already Voted

Polls are open in San Diego County from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. You can locate your polling location online.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) greets Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev. The Kremlin says Putin, who has been out of public view for more than a week, is perfectly healthy.

Kremlin Says Putin Is Fine, Just Fine

The Russian president hasn't been seen in public in more than a week. That sparked all sorts of buzz. The Kremlin released photos of a healthy-looking Putin and chalks up the rumors to "spring fever."

The Dave Clark Five And Beyond - Glad All Over, A GREAT PERFORMANCES Special

Airs Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

Who Is 'Good Enough' In A Common Core World?

5 million students took new, Common Core-aligned tests this Spring through the PARCC consortium. Now begins the rush to set cut scores — to sort students by performance.

Times Square is mostly empty following road closures on Tuesday in preparation for what was predicted to be a major winter storm.

Winter Storm Skirts New York City, But Still Walloping Northeast

The forecasts had called for up to 30 inches of snow for the city, but the historic storm failed to materialize. By early morning, however, parts of Massachusetts had gotten more than a foot of snow.

Australia's giant Parkes radio telescope detected a "fast radio burst," or FRB, last May. Researchers call FRBs, whose origins haven't been explained, "tantalizing mysteries of the radio sky."

Origin Unknown: Study Says Blast Of Radio Waves Came From Outside Our Galaxy

Scientists call them "fast radio bursts," or FRBs, mysterious pulses of radio waves coming from far, far away. Researchers in Australia say they've observed one in real time.

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