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Puerto Rican hip-hop artist Tego Calderón is seen in his studio, El Sitio, in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Behind him, a portrait of Ismael Rivera.

'Las Caras Lindas': To Be Black And Puerto Rican In 2013

The complex identities navigated by black Puerto Ricans play out in the music of hip-hop artist Tego Calderón and one of his inspirations, Ismael Rivera.

A relative of one of the children who died after a fire on a school bus, cries over the coffin, on the outskirts of Gujrat.

School Bus Fire Kills 15 Children In Pakistan

The bus caught fire when the driver tried to switch from using gasoline to natural gas. The driver fled the scene.

An American flag flies over the rubble of a destroyed neighborhood on May 24 in Moore, Okla.

'We Need Help Bad': 911 Calls Reveal Chaos In Tornado's Wake

The calls are harrowing and they offer a glimmer of the chaos and emotion that followed the storm.

Sam Bompas (left) and Harry Parr made names for themselves with spectacular gelatin creations.

Meet London's Master Architects In Jell-0

London duo Sam Bompas and Harry Parr have made names for themselves with their wild, experimental food installations. From pineapple islands and banana vapors to re-creations of famous architectural monuments, their work playfully pushes the boundary of how we experience food.

President Obama greets a Marine after forgetting to salute him while boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House.

Obama Forgets To Salute; Sparks Debate On Presidential Tradition

The presidential salute actually breaks with military decorum and was started by Ronald Reagan in 1981.

Runners holding American flags and a Chinese flag cross the finish line after completing the final mile of the Boston Marathon course during "#onerun" in Boston, Massachusetts on Saturday.

'We'll Keep Running': Thousands Complete Final Mile Of Boston Marathon

On a cold and rainy day in Boston thousands gathered to finish what two bombs stole from them. A one-mile run traced the home-stretch of the Boston Marathon, giving spectators, runners and victims a chance at closure.

Week In News: Obama's Foreign Policy Pitch

This past week, President Obama laid out the foreign policy objectives for the remainder of his time in office, a speech that included his wish to end not just the war in Afghanistan but the "war on terror." Weekends on All Things Considered host Jacki Lyden speaks with James Fallows, national correspondent with The Atlantic.

Is the Espionage Act Outdated?

Weekends on All Things Considered host Jacki Lyden speaks with Benjamin Wittes of the Brookings Institution about the Espionage Act. This Word War I-era legislation has been used more frequently in recent times to prosecute government employees who leak information to the press, but the limits set by the act are poorly defined for our modern age.

Keith Carradine (right) performs with the cast of <em>Hands on a Hardbody</em> during its spring 2013 run in New York.

Two Songs That Led Keith Carradine From Screen To Broadway

One of Keith Carradine's most famous roles in recent years was as Wild Bill Hickok on the HBO TV show Deadwood. But Carradine is also a musician, and it was a song that jump-started his career — and another that drew him to his latest Broadway role.

Pearl Buck was born in West Virginia but spent much of her childhood in China, where her parents worked as missionaries.

A Lost And Found 'Wonder': Pearl S. Buck's Final Novel

Before her death in 1973, Pearl S. Buck wrote one final novel. But The Eternal Wonder languished in a Texas storage unit for decades until its discovery last fall.

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