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There's no name in Nathan Benn's portrait of Willis Hicks, but several people who saw the picture online recognized the auctioneer.

Some of Bikel's most notable work took place on stage — from A Streetcar Named Desire to Fiddler on the Roof.

The worm infects 740 million people and causes anemia and loss of protein. A vaccine is in the works. And some brave souls are testing it out by ... getting infected with hookworm.

A new report says an estimated half a million American girls are at risk. The U.S. and other developed countries can learn from efforts in Africa to eliminate the practice.

Now that Cuba and the United States have restored full diplomatic ties, what will it take to lift sanctions impeding business and travel?

Poet Tess Taylor reviews Terrance Hayes' collection of poetry, How to be Drawn.

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Heather Garcia, the manager of a travel center in Indio, Calif. Brett Kelman, a Palm Springs Desert Sun reporter, also has more on why the bridge collapsed.

Psychologists are working on an online training program that draws on principles of in-person behavioral therapy to help patients with Tourette syndrome manage their tics.

Also: A transportation bill funding programs that will soon expire stalls in the Senate; the freeway bridge washed out in California will partially reopen; and parts of the oldest Koran are found.

Attempts to regulate chemicals in marijuana production often hit another problem: The plant's wide range of uses sets it apart from many traditional food crops.