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Walmart has instructed employees to remove marketing material that displays violent imagery and to unplug or turn off video game consoles that show violent games.

Walmart Bans Violent Imagery, But Not Gun Sales

Following shootings at two store locations, Walmart said in an internal memo that it would take down all imagery and stop playing videos that depicted violence.

College Students: How To Make Office Hours Less Scary

Students say one of the most intimidating things about college is talking one-on-one with professors. But developing that relationship can be key to college success.

Nigel Hayes, #10, helped drive Wisconsin to a win with a tie-breaker layup against Villanova during the second round of the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament at KeyBank Center on Saturday, in Buffalo, N.Y.

Wisconsin Upsets NCAA Defending Champions Villanova

The Badgers surely derailed a lot of brackets in the second round of the men's tournament on Saturday, after defeating the top-seeded Wildcats, 65-62.

Kris Jenkins (2) of the Villanova Wildcats shoots the game-winning 3-pointer to defeat the North Carolina Tar Heels 77-74 in the 2016 NCAA Men's Final Four National Championship game at NRG Stadium in Houston.

NPR's Facebook Audience Picks Villanova As NCAA Men's Basketball Champions

If NPR's Facebook audience has its way, the Villanova Wildcats will repeat as NCAA Men's Basketball National Champions.

San Diego State forward Malik Pope practices for the team's NCAA men's college basketball tournament first-round game Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in Wichita, Kan.

First Big Day Of NCAA Tournament Begins With 16 Games

The first major slate of NCAA Tournament games is set to begin as fans scramble to fill out brackets and get ready for a marathon of college hoops.

A customer tests an eyebrow pencil in the mirror at the New York City flagship store for the beauty startup Glossier. It's one of the latest companies to become a unicorn, with a market value of $1 billion as of March.

With So Many Startups Growing Into Unicorns, Can They Still Be Magical?

Six years ago, "unicorn" became the name for startup tech companies valued at $1 billion or more. At the time, only 39 companies had earned the title. Since then, the club has grown to 484 members.

Lagerald Vick (left) and Malik Newman (right) of Kansas celebrate with the regional championship trophy after defeating Duke in the Midwest Region.

4 Feel-Good Stories Of The Final 4, From Sister Jean To Cool Cops In Kansas

There have been some great moments in this year's NCAA tournament that can still bring a smile to even the smallest sports fans among us.

This image shows the 2017 NCAA Division I men's college basketball tournament bracket. Villanova took the overall top seed on Selection Sunday, with Kansas, North Carolina and Gonzaga joining the defending national champions on the No. 1 line for the NCAA Tournament.

Selection Sunday: 2017 Men's College Basketball Tournament Bracket Set

On Sunday, the selection committee set the field for the annual descent into March Madness. The four No. 1 seeds are defending champion Villanova, North Carolina, Kansas and Gonzaga.

Prisoners pass through a courtyard at Waupun Correctional Institution. Officials in some prison towns have come up with creative ways to avoid forming voting districts made up primarily of prisoners. But in many others, political lines are drawn around prisons in a way that critics deride as "prison gerrymandering."

'Your Body Being Used': Where Prisoners Who Can't Vote Fill Voting Districts

The U.S. census counts incarcerated people as residents of where they are imprisoned. In many prison towns, that has led to voting districts made up primarily of prisoners who can't vote.

Lt. Keith Immerfall walks past prison cells at Waupun Correctional Institution, a maximum security prison in Waupun, Wis. If the more than 1,200 prisoners at the facility are still incarcerated there on April 1, the next Census Day, the Census Bureau will officially consider them residents of Waupun for the 2020 national head count.

'Your Body Being Used': Where Prisoners Who Can't Vote Fill Voting Districts

The U.S. census counts incarcerated people as residents of where they are imprisoned. In many prison towns, that has led to voting districts made up primarily of prisoners who can't vote.

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