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Empathy, cooperation and fairness seem like distinctly human traits. But Frans de Waal explains why other animals might share those same qualities.

What do our dogs think when they look at us? Poet Billy Collins imagines the inner life of a former canine companion.

All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.

Bill reads three news-related limericks: The Rambo Diet; State Fair Scandal; Phi Beta Geezer.

A Twitter user in Saudi Arabia has been exposing the lavish lifestyles of royals, bad military deals and other offenses in the kingdom. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Ozy.com writer Laura Secorun Palet about her coverage of the leaks.

North Korea has a notorious reputation. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Anna Fifield of The Washington Post about her recent reporting trip to North Korea and what she was able to see.

Surprising upsets at the U.S. Open on Saturday when both two top players were eliminated. NPR's Lynn Neary talks with Mike Pesca of Slate.com about that and the upcoming NFL season.

Thanks to an intrepid park ranger who became a part-time folklorist, an archive of sound recordings and lyric sheets bears witness to a tradition that could well have died off.

Churchill Downs on Saturday released the official logos for next year's Kentucky Derby and Oaks.

A Moroccan slave named Estebanico was one of only four men to survive a 1528 expedition to America from Spain. The Moor's Account, a fictional memoir by Laila Lalami, tells the story through his eyes.