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Lakatriona "Bernice" Brunson of South Beach Tow fame has been named head football coach at Miami Jackson High School. Former 2 Live Crew rapper Luther Campbell is the new defensive coordinator.

Nearly 1,000 women were raped in election violence in Kenya eight years ago. Campaigners say the victims are being deliberately ignored.

Raymond Moore's comments, however, have resurfaced the debate about equal pay for male and female tennis players.

A little wing flap came more than 24 hours after the first "pip" — a hole in eggshell — was spotted, bringing sighs of relief and joy to the baby bird's fans.

Johnson, who had suffered a stroke in 2010, earned sports-legend status in 1984 after he vowed to win Olympic gold in downhill skiing. No American man ever had — but then Johnson kept his word.

Mexican marines swarmed Joaquin Guzmán's safe house in Los Mochis, but he managed to flee through a secret tunnel leading to the sewer system. Authorities caught him on a highway in a stolen car.

Live telecasts of other musicals have gotten attention mostly for the hatred they inspired. But The Wiz Live! — back for an encore Saturday night — seems to have broken that spell.

Uganda is bringing young eyeballs to the evening news with a team of rappers who inform and amuse.

La Ciotat is home to the Eden, the world's oldest working movie house. It's been showing movies for 120 years. This story originally aired on May 12, 2015 on Morning Edition.

Dawkins played 13 seasons in the NBA after being drafted out of high school by the Philadelphia 76ers. At 6 feet, 11 inches and more than 250 pounds, he broke two glass backboards in one month.

Bassist Christian McBride, host of NPR's Jazz Night In America, explains the complicated dynamics between the bass and the drums in jazz — and James Brown.

It's only a few miles between the Turkish resort town of Bodrum and the Greek island of Kos. For thousands of refugees from the Middle East and Africa, that crossing is a life-defining event.