All Things Considered
Steven Jones, plant manager at EnerSys in Warrensburg, Mo., stands in the "transition room" where there is no lead before stepping onto the factory floor. EnerSys manufactures lead batteries. Frank Morris/KCUR hide caption
This computer-simulated image shows a supermassive black hole at the core of a galaxy. The cosmic monster's powerful gravity distorts space around it like the mirror in a fun house, smearing the light from nearby stars. NASA/ESA/D. Coe, J. Anderson and R. van der Marel (Space Telescope Science Institute) hide caption
Researchers Work To Identify Bones Of Americans Who Died In Korean War
Merle Haggard, shown performing in 1985, was a country music fixture for 50 years. He died Wednesday, on his 79th birthday. Ebet Roberts/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption
A "new" Rembrandt portrait is actually the creation of a 3-D printer — and a statistical analysis of 346 paintings by the Dutch master. Robert Harrison/J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam hide caption
A 'New' Rembrandt: From The Frontiers Of AI And Not The Artist's Atelier
Marvel's Black Panther by writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and artist Brian Stelfreeze. Marvel hide caption
Ta-Nehisi Coates Hopes 'Black Panther' Will Be Some Kid's 'Spider-Man'
A judge watches contestants sleep during the Siesta Championship in Madrid in 2010. Prime Minster Mariano Rajoy said it's time to end the afternoon break. Many Spaniards call it an outdated stereotype and have been annoyed with the way the foreign media has reported it. Paul White/AP hide caption
States Ban Non-Essential Travel To Mississippi Over 'Religious Freedom' Law
Businesses Follow 'Public's Will' In Denouncing 'Religious Freedom' Laws
New White House Rule Protects Retirement Savers From Bad Investment Advice
Steven Jones, plant manager at EnerSys in Warrensburg, Mo., stands in the "transition room" where there is no lead before stepping onto the factory floor. EnerSys manufactures lead batteries. Frank Morris/KCUR hide caption
Refugees walk around Kladesholmen, Sweden, on Feb. 10. Last year, Sweden received more than 160,000 asylum applications, more than any European country proportionate to its population. David Ramos/Getty Images hide caption
In A Corner Of Southern California, Cauldrons Of Muddy Water Bubble
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