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On May 27, 1963, Ali (known then as Cassius Clay) held up five fingers in a prediction of how many rounds it would take him to win against British boxer Henry Cooper. In June 1963, he fulfilled his prediction and was declared the bout winner after five rounds.

New Muhammad Ali Biography Reveals A Flawed Rebel Who Loved Attention

"I don't think we do Ali any good by treating him as a saint," says biographer Jonathan Eig. "He was a human being, and he was deeply flawed, but ... he had the spirit of a rebel."

'It's By The Grace Of God That I Got Out Alive': Survivor Reflects On Las Vegas Massacre

David Holley, a 26-year-old mechanic from Victorville, California, was attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival with his girlfriend when the shooting happened.

Richard Henderson, one of the 2017 Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry, speaks during a press conference beside director Sir Hugh Pellham at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. Three researchers based in the U.S., U.K. and Switzerland won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for developments in electron microscopy. The 9-million-kronor ($1.1 million) prize is shared by Jacques Dubochet of the University of Lausanne, Joachim Frank at New York's Columbia University and Richard Henderson of MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, Britain. (Frank Augstein/AP)

Pioneers Of High-Resolution Molecular Imaging Win Nobel Prize In Chemistry

The winning scientists helped develop new ways to study tiny cellular structures, proteins and viruses in fine detail.

A Community Mourns A Loss After Las Vegas

A beach community near Los Angeles is mourning the loss of a favorite police department employee, Rachael Parker, who died in the Las Vegas shooting.

Indy Thunder players pose with their blindfolds. (Allison Light/WLRN News)

'Beep Baseball' Brings Adapted Game To Those Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired

Allison Light of WLRN in Miami has the story of the Beep Baseball World Series held recently in Florida.

2013 Yahoo Data Breach Was Triple The Size Originally Thought

The breach affected all of Yahoo's 3 billion accounts, including Tumblr and Flickr.

Kerri De Nies plays with her son, Gregory Mac Phee at their home in San Diego. Gregory tested positive for adrenoleukodystrophy, a rare brain disorder that affects 1 in about 18,000 babies. Roughly 30 percent of boys with the genetic mutation go on to develop the most serious form of the disease.

Parents Lobby States To Expand Newborn Screening Test For Rare Brain Disorder

There's a genetic test for ALD, the inherited disorder portrayed in the movie Lorenzo's Oil, and the federal government recommends it for all newborns. But only a handful of states offer it routinely.

Comedian Simon Brodkin, also known as Lee Nelson, hands Prime Minister Theresa May a P45 form — the equivalent of a pink slip — during her speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.

Britain's Theresa May Had To Give A Major Speech. It Didn't Go Well

Many things went wrong during the prime minister's speech in Manchester on Wednesday: She had coughing fits, a prankster handed her a pink slip and a party slogan behind her fell apart.

Nobel Prize In Chemistry Awarded To Researchers Who Improved 'Imaging Of Biomolecules'

They were honored for developing a new way to generate 3-D images of biological molecules. Researchers are using the technique to study everything from the Zika virus to Alzheimer's disease.

Reagan Administration Secretary of State Reflects On His Tenure And Tillerson's

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with former Secretary of State George Shultz about his time in public service and his thoughts on current world affairs.

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