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The U.S. women's water polo team practices in Los Alamitos, Calif. The 2012 team took home the gold medal in the London Olympics.

In Women's Water Polo, Americans Aim For A Repeat

American women are expected to dominate team sports at the Olympics. That includes water polo, where they are defending champions and have medaled every time since the sport was introduced in 2000.

Police tape blocks off a street where a 16-year-old was shot and killed and another 18-year-old was shot and wounded on the on April 25 in Chicago.

For Stopping A Pandemic Of Gun Violence, Let's Look To The Flu

We take proactive measures to stop the spread of the flu — so, NPR's Michel Martin asks, why can't we combat gun violence the same way?

Larry The Lobster, Saved From Stockpot, Dies In Styrofoam Instead

Animal activists had teamed up to save a 15-pound lobster, at least 60 years old, from being dinner. They shipped him to a Maine aquarium — but the story doesn't have a happy ending.

Eric Aniva told the BBC that he was hired by families to have sex with more than 100 young women, including children, in what was described as "ritual cleansing."

Malawi's 'Hyena' Men: Paid By Parents To Have Sex With Their Daughters

This week, a "hyena" man was arrested in Malawi for having sex with more than 100 women and girls, some as young as 12. We ask the experts to tell us more about this practice.

Khizr Khan, father of Humayun Khan, who was killed while serving in Iraq with the U.S. Army, gestures as his wife looks on during the final evening of the Democratic National Convention.

WATCH: Muslim Father Of Fallen Soldier Tells Trump 'You Have Sacrificed Nothing'

Khizr Khan told Democrats to honor his son's sacrifice by voting for Hillary Clinton.

This undated photo was taken of John Hinckley Jr. in front of the White House before he attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in D.C., on March 30, 1981.

After Hinckley, States Tightened Use Of The Insanity Plea

John Hinckley's not-guilty verdict prompted tighter restrictions on the insanity defense. Civil rights advocates say that means seriously ill people are imprisoned without adequate treatment.

Dave Bald Eagle, at 95, playing the role of Dan in Neither Wolf Nor Dog.

David Bald Eagle, Lakota Chief, Musician, Cowboy And Actor, Dies At 97

He was also a war hero and a ballroom dancer — Bald Eagle's life is hard to fit in a headline. He parachuted into Normandy, acted in Westerns and starred in his first feature film at the age of 95.

John F. Schrank shot at President Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 and was sentenced to live in mental institution in 1914.

Failed Assassins: Would-be Presidential Shooters In History

John Hinckley is being released from prison 35 years after he attempted to kill Ronald Reagan. He is one of several who aimed at a president and missed.

Mukhtar Mai advocates against honor killings and runs a women's shelter and a school for girls in southern Punjab. In 2002, Mai was gang-raped as punishment when her 12-year-old brother was accused of dishonoring another family.

In Pakistan's Heartland, A 'Perfect Storm Of Obstacles' To Protecting Women

A high-profile honor killing has led to calls for stronger laws. But a gang-rape victim who's spent 14 years fighting for justice says laws are undercut by ages-old feudal traditions against women.

John Hinckley Jr. is escorted by police in Washington, D.C., following his arrest after shooting and seriously wounding president Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981.

John Hinckley, Who Tried To Kill A President, Wins His Freedom

A federal judge in Washington will allow John Hinckley to leave a mental institution and to live full-time with his mother. Hinckley shot President Ronald Reagan and three others in 1981.

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