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New research suggests that school kids who read and identify with Harry Potter display more positive attitudes toward people from disadvantaged groups.

Sisters Yukia Walker and Yuneisia Harris are co-owners of Curvaceous Couture, an upscale bridal salon in Columbia, Md., that caters to plus-size brides. That clientele is often overlooked.

Click here for the complete audioExplore the mystery surrounding the innovation that made the industrial might of America and the United Kingdom possible…

Around Louisville, "derby pie" is de rigueur fare for the Kentucky Derby. But the pie's creators are real sticklers about what can be called a "derby pie" — and they're not afraid to sue over it.

NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Tom Goldman chat about tonight's boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao; the Kentucky Derby; and the NBA match-up between the Clippers and Spurs.

Our panelists predict what will be the big surprise at this weekend's boxing match.

Bill reads three news-related limericks: High-Fashion Sweats, Lab Leather, Hertz Rent-An-Egg.

Black salons and barbershops, which serve as local hangouts, are pillars of the Harlem community. One relatively new resident enters one for a haircut for the first time.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with former mayor of Baltimore, Kurt Schmoke about the strained relationship between city communities and the police, and looks back on his own efforts at urban renewal.

Apple's new mobile software platform is designed to help collect data for medical research, but concerns have been raised about privacy and informed consent.