A member of the main opposition party in South Korea speaks past midnight and into Tuesday morning, marking the seventh day of a filibuster against a new surveillance bill. Screengrab by NPR 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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Monday
Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers was presented with the Medal of Honor by President Obama at the White House Monday. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Starbucks' licensee in Italy admits it will be "a unique challenge" to push into the country's coffee market. Its new store will open in Milan early in 2017. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Otto Frederick Warmbier, 21, arrives at the People's Cultural House in Pyongyang, North Korea, where he asked forgiveness in front of the media Monday. Kim Kwang Hyon/AP hide caption
Members of Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry attend a ceremony for miners killed at the Severnaya coal mine in a town north of the Arctic Circle. Alexei Shtokal/TASS via Getty Images hide caption
Sunday
The cast and crew of Spotlight accept the award for best picture at the Oscars on Sunday at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption
Saturday
Dale Earnhardt Sr., shown celebrating in the victory lane after winning the International Race of Champions in 1995 in Daytona Beach, Fla., died on Feb. 18, 2001 from injuries in a last-lap crash at the Daytona 500. In one of this week's #NPRreads, a sports reporter remembers that moment. Terry Renna/AP hide caption
Thursday
Alfredo Trejo, 18, came to the U.S. from El Salvador in 2014 as an unaccompanied minor and now lives with his aunt in Virginia. He applied for asylum, and, like many others, he says he fled persecution from gang members in San Salvador. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption
Murtaza Ahmadi, 5, is the proud new owner of a genuine Lionel Messi jersey. Earlier this year, a photo of the boy wearing a "Messi" jersey made from a plastic bag went viral. Mahdy Mehraeen/UNICEF Afghanistan hide caption
Bob Ebeling, now 89, at his home in Brigham City, Utah. Howard Berkes/NPR hide caption
Terry Gou, chairman of Foxconn Technology Group, speaks to media at the Sharp Corp. headquarters in Osaka, Japan, earlier this month. The two companies are in takeover talks. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
Then-American Library Association President Carla Hayden holds a pamphlet promoting early literacy as she talks to reporters in 2004. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption
CSIRO's Australia Telescope Compact Array at the Paul Wild Observatory. Alex Cherney hide caption
In A Far-Off Galaxy, A Clue To What's Causing Strange Bursts Of Radio Waves
Court documents show that Apple has received federal requests to help unlock more than a dozen devices. Brandon Chew/NPR hide caption
The Tara airline plane took off from Pokhara and was heading north to Jomsom, through a mountainous route. Google Maps hide caption