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In a new book, authors Roger Bennett and Josh Kun detail American Jewish history through vinyl albums. They are trying to answer questions such as, "Who are we?" and "What are we inheriting?" in what Bennett calls the "beginning of a journey."

They are credited with churning out some 200,000 landscape paintings in the area of Fort Pierce, Fla., since the 1960s. And a teenager named Alfred Hair was the mastermind behind the whole operation.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman in the nation's history to be nominated to the Supreme Court. For many Black future attorneys, her nomination has given them hope.

A scanning device most commonly seen in hospitals is reshaping paleontology by allowing researchers to peer inside irreplaceable fossils without damaging them. As NPR's John Nielsen reports, paleontologist Tim Rowe is one the scientists driving this emerging science of "paleoradiology." Visit our online fossil photo gallery.

A senior curator at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles has been indicted in Italy on criminal charges related to the acquisition of several items in the museum's collection. Marion True, curator for antiquities, denies the charges. Michele Norris talks to Suzanne Muchnic of the Los Angeles Times about the case.

Royal Dutch Shell plans to spend nearly $70 billion to acquire natural gas giant BG Group. The deal, if approved, would create the world's largest independent producer of liquefied natural gas.

Myles Cosgrove, who investigators say fired the shot that killed Breonna Taylor in March 2020, was hired by a police department less than an hour drive from Louisville.

"While I did not intend to cause any harm or offense with my language, I know that I did and for that I am deeply sorry," New York Red Bulls forward Dante Vanzeir said.

Health officials continue to investigate what was behind the outbreak of E. Coli bacteria in bagged fresh spinach, linked to growers in the so-called "salad bowl" of Central California. Consumers are advised not to eat fresh spinach until the source of the contamination is identified.

Airlines are being squeezed. Between high fuel costs and demand for low airfares, airlines are turning to fees to make extra money. Most are charging for checked bags, soft drinks and even pillows and blankets.