Members of Fidel Castro's militia gather in Cuba's Escambry Mountains during the ill-fated 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion. Three Lions/Getty Images hide caption

As the fighting in Misrata worsens, evacuees needing medical attention are being rescued by ship and transported to Benghazi. Ben Curtis/AP hide caption

Katsunobu Yatagawa surveys the spinach crop he had to destroy because of radiation concerns. Farmers like Yatagawa in the Ibaraki prefecture are facing a ban on the sale of some of their products, and an uncertain future. Chie Kobayashi for NPR hide caption

Spartacus is one of more than 30 dogs rescued in the Philadelphia dogfighting bust. Officials arrested 19 people in connection with the dogfighting ring. Kimberly Paynter/WHYY hide caption

University of Virginia baseball player Will Roberts pitched a perfect game this spring. The sports website Deadspin determined that coverage by a news-generating software program better captured the essence of the game than a human-authored account. Jim Daves/UVA Media Relations hide caption

Originally from Massachusetts, John Chapman — better known as Johnny Appleseed — sowed apple seeds across Illinois, Indiana and Ohio in the 1790s. Joe Biafore/iStockPhoto.com hide caption

For the most part, tUnE-yArDs has always been singer and multi-instrumentalist Merrill Garbus, but the band's latest album welcomes bassist Nate Brenner (left) to the lineup. Anna M. Campbell/Couresty of the artist hide caption