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Maryland intellectual and free Black man Benjamin Banneker was one of the first to document cicadas' 17-year life cycle in the late 1700s. His work was rarely credited.

NPR's A Martinez speaks to Susannah George of The Washington Post who is on the ground in the Afghan capital Kabul about the latest developments in Afghanistan.

ISIS militants continued their deadly attacks this week, evidence that the campaign by Iraq and the U.S. to defeat the group could take years. NPR's Arun Rath talks with correspondent Alice Fordham.

New pre-evacuation warnings for Harlow and Ashley areas went into effect Monday due to the Thorne Creek Fire burning more than 5,600 acres near Thompson Falls, according to a fire news release.

A bomb-sniffing rat named Magawa has died. The eight-year-old rodent was part of a humanitarian program by a nonprofit group, which trains and sends rats to post-conflict countries.

The federal government is expected to pay $24 billion in farm subsidies this year. Critics, including quite a few farmers, say taxpayers shouldn't pay for corn or cotton surpluses. Instead, they say the funds should go toward things that benefit the public, such as cleaner water and a healthier environment.

President Bush announces that his father and former president Bill Clinton will head up fundraising efforts for recovery following Hurricane Katrina. The two led a fundraising mission after the Asian tsunami last December. Bush and the former presidents met in the Oval Office this afternoon.

Matzo balls are at the center of any Passover seder. Cookbook author Joan Nathan, known as the "grande dame" of Jewish cooking, explains the history behind this culinary tradition.

Southern California's Pasadena Playhouse, a training ground for actors such as Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman, brings down the curtain for the last time this weekend. The theater is deep in debt and, barring a last-minute reprieve from supporters, will close after Sunday's performance of Camelot.

Democrats caucused in Nevada and Republicans went to the polls in South Carolina. We know the results now — but here's what the day really looked like on the ground.