President Obama speaks at a news conference Tuesday. He addressed the use of chemical weapons in Syria and said he's weighing his options. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

Students at the Lady Mechanic Initiative in Lagos, Nigeria, work on cars in their open air workshop. Ofeibea Quist-Arcton/NPR hide caption

The New York City Council is considering a number of regulations on cigarettes, including raising the minimum age for buying cigarettes to 21. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption

Although a flying pig doesn't exist in the real world, our brains use what we know about pigs and birds — and superheroes — to create one in our mind's eye when we hear or read those words. iStockphoto.com hide caption

The Schwarzman Scholars program, planned for the campus of Beijing's Tsinghua University, is described as "a 21st century college designed to inspire interchange." Artist's rendering courtesy of Robert A.M. Stern Architects hide caption

Celeste Corcoran is transported to Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital on April 28. Ellen Webber for NPR hide caption

Iggy & The Stooges just released a new album, Ready to Die. David Raccuglia/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Barry Lyndon — Stanley Kubrick's 1975 costume epic, with Marisa Berenson as a noblewoman targeted for seduction and marriage by the titular antihero — is among the films that made the cut when NPR asked Sopranos creator David Chase to pick a few must-watch movies for the Morning Edition audience. Sunset Boulevard/Corbis hide caption