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Our series, Beyond the Classroom, focuses on exceptional students taking educational experiences far beyond their university classes. Today we talk with…

High school students in Livermore have taken up arms in their yearly game of "Assassin" — a mock battle with Nerf guns.

It looked at winners of the Darwin Awards, given to people who die in such an idiotic manner their action ensures the species' long-term survival. Nearly 90 percent of the winners were male.

Maria Hinojosa shares her son's experience of being questioned by immigration agents, and her thoughts on what it means in terms of American values.

We take you to Grand Teton National Park to follow a group of bloggers visiting the park with the hopes of encouraging more Latinos to visit U.S. national parks.

Meet the Camper Clan, an Argentine-American family that has traveled through the Americas. We follow their latest adventure: travel across the U.S. on an electric bike.

Instagram beat Twitter on a key metric, but Twitter's co-founder says he doesn't care. And Google's woes in Europe continued as the tech giant shut down Google News in Spain over a new law there.

Many Jewish families celebrate the holiday by handing out gelt, chocolate coins covered in gold and silver. These days they're treats for kids. But the practice began as a way to thank labor.

Sophocles' ancient Greek play chronicled a princess' plight after a horrible civil war 2,000 years ago. Syrian refugee women in Beirut are incorporating their lives into a new production of the drama.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with New York Times reporter Mark Mazzetti about the evolution of the CIA's approach to counter-terrorism, from interrogations to drone attacks.