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Three decades of "The Simpsons." We turn our eye on Springfield with a top writer who has been in the mix since day one.

Since 1958, researchers have been measuring the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere at the Mauna Loa Observatory. The remote outpost has just reported a carbon dioxide level of 400 parts per million — the highest it has climbed in the modern age.

For many students, Saturday was their first demonstration for a cause. They bundled in the U.S. capital, delivering a defiant message: stricter gun regulation. NPR photographers captured the scene.

Essayist Bonny Wolf grew up in the Midwest, where it wasn't always easy to find oysters for Thanksgiving. She tries to eat them every chance she gets, holiday dinner or not.

In an interview with NPR on Sunday, retired tennis player John McEnroe said Serena Williams was the best female tennis player in the world, but compared to top male players "she'd be like 700."

After the biggest international opening weekend for any American comedy in history (more than $93 million), the picture is proving to have legs. For two weeks in a row, it has topped foreign box-office charts — trouncing Shrek, Spider-Man, even Harry Potter.

When the aurora borealis made a rare appearance in Virginian skies earlier this year, the vivid colors were the result of highly charged particles that reached the top layer of our atmosphere. Scientists want to better understand what future events like this could mean for satellite and space technologies.

A mountaineer who's gotten to the top of Mount Everest 14 times has been cleaning trash off the mountain with a team of climbers.

After 19 seasons in the NBA, Carmelo Anthony retires as the 9th top scorer in the league's history, and holds 3 Olympic gold medals.

Mexico has reshuffled its top diplomats in the U.S. to counter what it says is rising anti-Mexican sentiment since Donald Trump detailed his plans to force Mexico to pay for a border wall.