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As the West moves more into a record-setting drought, many are taking a look at how water gets used. Alfalfa grown with Colorado River water is a case study of how and why water gets used as it does.

Steve Inskeep talks to Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani of the Kurdistan Regional Government, for the latest news on the conflict with the Islamic State Of Iraq.

This past weekend, the word spread in the middle of the night in Sierra Leone: the way to prevent Ebola is to pray over hot salted water, then bathe in it.

Also: The FBI will review the Missouri shooting death of a black teen; new Florida electoral maps will probably be challenged; and a U.S. woman reaches a plea deal in a terrorism support case.

Also: a history of novels written entirely in dialogue; the subversiveness of Harriet the Spy.

A mother seeks advice on how to get her ex-husband to keep their sons on his plan because it would be less costly than hers.

A traveler wins fans in an airport terminal — and online — by playing different versions of Beethoven's "Für Elise."

These stories are full of fun, laughter and surprising moments.

Eric Liu, a former presidential speech writer, addresses in his book how his American identity is "completely infused by [his] Chinese-ness."

This summer, The New Yorker has thrown open the gates to much of its archive. Read these five classical music profiles and essays for free while you still can.