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Yes, the sweet potato is a nutritional giant. Who can resist when it's topped with marshmallows? From the NPR archives, a Kenyan researcher explains why the sight of the tuber makes her go "heck, no!"

The attorney general declined to prosecute 2 deputies for shooting and killing a rancher last fall. The case is a rallying point for those who say excessive police force is a problem outside cities.

The Cubs ace Jake Arrieta kept Indians batters off balance, and his teammates collected timely hits to even the Series at one game apiece.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Elana Sigall about her story for Chalkbeat on the debate between parents and teachers about returning to in-person learning.

Years after her grandfather's death, Sarah Wildman discovered letters from a young woman he'd left behind in Vienna in the 1930s. So Wildman set out to find her grandfather's true love.

It is every parent's nightmare. Luckily the 350-year-old Paolo Porpora oil on canvas was insured, and the boy's family will not have to pay for the restoration.

Donna Ambrosia went into labor in Norwich, Ct. She inched toward the hospital in an ambulance behind a snowplow. The baby was born in the parking lot. In Maine, Karen Willis and Greg Beal went ahead with their wedding.

The international bailout of Greece officially ends Monday, but after years of austerity, many Greeks will not see an immediate improvement in their lives.

With two ed-related ballot initiatives and teachers seeking every level of office, up to the governor, support for education seems to be lingering well past the Arizona teacher walkouts in April.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rafael Barlowe, the director of scouting for the NBA Big Board newsletter and host of their podcast, about the NBA draft and how it has changed over the years.