New members of the Afghan special forces attend their graduation ceremony earlier this month at the Afghan Corp, on the outskirts of Kabul. Rahmat Gul/AP hide caption
Must Reads : The Two-Way Some stories are just too weird, too funny or too sad to ignore. They may not be "serious news," but are so fascinating you must read them. NPR correspondents are on the watch for such tales. We pass along the best, from NPR and other news outlets.
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Former President Barack Obama will report for jury duty in Cook County, Ill., in November. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Former Presidents: They're Just Like Us! Obama Summoned For Jury Duty
Thursday
Diagram of the path of a space rock from outside our solar system — the first ever observed. Brooks Bays / SOEST Publication Services / UH Institute for Astronomy hide caption
A representation of the letter A, which can be used to crack CAPTCHAs. Vicarious AI hide caption
Wednesday
U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl enters the Fort Bragg military courthouse for his sentencing hearing on Wednesday in Fort Bragg, N.C. Sara D. Davis/Getty Images hide caption
At Bowe Bergdahl's Sentencing, Navy SEAL Describes Being Shot During Search
Tuesday
A truck passes by burgundy vineyards during the grape harvest season last month in Volnay, central France. Laurent Cipriani/AP hide caption
Monday
Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to reporters about the Niger operation during a briefing at the Pentagon on Monday. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Friday
People discard possessions last month that were damaged by flooding brought on by Hurricane Harvey in Dickinson, Texas. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
The Orionid Meteor Shower in 2012, as seen in Bridgeport, Calif. Jeffrey Sullivan/Flickr hide caption
Thursday
A police officer in Redford Township, Mich., leads Michael Zaydel to jail after he turned himself in, delivering doughnuts and a bagel while he was at it. Redford Township Police Department hide caption
Wednesday
According to the researchers, there are 10 to the power of 170 possible board configurations in Go — more than the number of atoms in the known universe. DeepMind hide caption
Tuesday
Lucy and Ethel stand next to the charred ruins of Josh Weil and Claire Mollard's home in Santa Rosa, Calif. Someone, likely firefighters, gave the goats a bowl of water. Courtesy of Josh Weil hide caption
Monday
The collision of two neutron stars, seen in an artist's rendering, created both gravitational waves and gamma rays. Researchers used those signals to locate the event with optical telescopes. Robin Dienel/Carnegie Institution for Science hide caption
Astronomers Strike Gravitational Gold In Colliding Neutron Stars
Friday
Cal Fire firefighter Trevor Smith battles the Tubbs Fire near Calistoga, Calif., on Thursday. Wildfires in Northern California have killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Photographer Leo Reynolds snapped a picture of this "666" in 2013. Leo Reynolds/Flickr hide caption