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Sorry, "twerking" fans. Your word didn't come close according to the experts at Oxford Dictionaries. When everyone who is anyone seems to have posted a photo of themselves on the Web, "selfie" was the natural choice.

Israel inventor Izhar Gafni hopes to make reliable, tough bikes that can sell for only about $20 each. Videos of his invention went viral last year. He's using the Web to raise money.

Gary Clark doesn't call himself a photographer. But he feels compelled to take pictures of homeless people — those "on the edge," as he puts it. His work has brought a rare brand of celebrity to people who usually live anonymously. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.

Mysterious banners at a Cambridge, Mass., subway stop have commuters scratching their heads. The signs, challenging passers-by to solve a complicated math problem, are actually a cryptic a pitch by Google, which is looking to hire more brainy engineers. Andrea Shea reports.

American education is full of innovators practicing alternatives to the mainstream. Now, some of those alternatives are proving their mettle.

Medvedev ended Novak Djokovic's quest for the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men's tennis since 1969.

The New York Fire Department releases dispatch tapes from the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, along with transcripts of firefighters' oral histories recorded after the event. From member station WNYC, Beth Fertig reports.

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on airlines has been well-documented. The fallout for bus service has been less visible but equally severe.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Kate Ruane of the ACLU about liberal and conservative groups coming together to fight proposals by the National Park Service to place restrictions on protests.

"Some places could see wind chill readings as low as 60 below zero," the postal service said as it halted delivery for a day in parts of the Great Plains and Midwest.