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1972 Dolphins Finally Get To Meet The President

Host Scott Simon talks with coach Don Shula, who led the 1972 Miami Dolphins to an undefeated season. Shula and 31 members of that team visited the White House Tuesday.

Some Judges Prefer Public Shaming To Prison

U.S. prisons are costly and overcrowded. Are punishments like shoveling manure or standing on a busy street corner wearing a sign advertising your crime reasonable alternatives? Jonathan Turley, a professor at George Washington University Law School, and Peter Moskos, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, join NPR's Scott Simon to discuss the pros and cons of public shaming.

An artist's concept of the completed Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT)

Tons Of Molten Glass Go Into Making Mirror For Giant Telescope

One of seven large mirrors for the 72-foot telescope will be spun cast at the University of Arizona on Saturday.

Daisy Bates of Little Rock, Ark., visited Memphis, Tenn., in August 1959 with Lt. George W. Lee, a prominent Memphis civic leader and author. Bates acted as adviser to the nine black students who integrated Little Rock's Central High School in 1957. She died in 1999.

While Unsung in '63, Women Weren't Just 'Background Singers'

That sweltering August day in 1963, when almost a quarter-million people thronged the National Mall, women were relegated to the background, even as they played major roles in the movement.

Demonstrators on Saturday in Washington, D.C., commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

50 Years Later, A March On Washington Among Generations

Grandparents with grandchildren were among the tens of thousands gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial Saturday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the civil rights movement's March on Washington. The rally is among many events around the nation's capital over several days marking the historic march.

Evan Roth's work titled "Internet Cache Self Portrait" on display in Paris.

Hacker-Artist's Mantra: 'Fun Makes The Politics Go Down'

Evan Roth knows how to get a rise out of the people and organizations he targets: Google, the Transportation Security Administration, and — most bravely of all — Justin Bieber's fans.

It's Pandamonium Once Again In Washington, D.C.

The National Zoo's giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth to her third cub Friday. Thousands off eyes were glued to the zoo's panda cam as the tiny creature was brought into the world. The arrival of the cub has set off a state of "pandamonium" in Washington.

Remembering Ethicist Jean Bethke Elshtain, Who Backed 'Justifiable War'

As a leading public intellectual at the University of Chicago, Jean Bethke Elshtain was known as a political theorist and ethicist who wasn't afraid to talk about God. Elshtain died this month. University of Chicago professor William Schweiker offers a remembrance of his friend and colleague.

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In this image from video provided by the Smithsonian National Zoo, Mei Xiang gives birth to a cub two hours after her water broke Friday. A second cub born Saturday was stillborn.

Second Panda Cub Stillborn, First Cub Fine, At National Zoo

Keepers at the Smithsonian National Zoo, who were elated to report Friday that giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth to a cub, added a sad note Saturday with the news of a second cub, which was stillborn.

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