President Obama greets people after making a speech about the economy and jobs Tuesday at an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images 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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Tuesday
Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon documented his mother's final days to his more than 1.2 million Twitter followers. Stephen Voss/NPR hide caption
Parliament member Stella Creasy (second from right) and activist Caroline Criado-Perez (right) pose with a mock-up of the new 10-pound banknote featuring Jane Austen. Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Reza Aslan, author of "No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam", speaks during a taping of NBC's 'Meet the Press' March 27, 2005 at the NBC studios in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Friday
Sam Simon in 2008. Joe Corrigan/Getty Images hide caption
What will it be? (File photo of a black bear in Massachusetts, not the bar-hopping bruin in Colorado.) Michael Beswick/The Republican/Landov hide caption
Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) would surely crack the case. Keystone/Getty Images hide caption
Call Clouseau! 'Pink Panther' Thief Escapes From Swiss Jail
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos introduces the Kindle Fire in 2011 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Stumped on what to call the baby? Some places give you more time to decide than others. EHStock/iStockphoto hide caption
KTVU broadcast the bogus names. We've blocked them out because they're offensive. YouTube.com screen grab (edited to remove offensive material) hide caption
Virginia Johnson and her then-husband, William Masters, in 1972. They studied sexual behavior for decades. She died this week in St. Louis. Masters died in 2001. AP hide caption
The 2014 Chevrolet Impala, which Consumer Reports says its better than its foreign rivals. Justin Lane/EPA /Landov hide caption
The governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, displays the concept design for the new 10-pound banknote featuring author Jane Austen. Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
A New York radio reporter's brush with Internet fame led news outlets to set the "cubicle guy" story to music. This is a screen image from The Daily Beast's humorous take on the news. TheDailyBeastVideo hide caption
Chuck Palahniuk rides the Paris subway on Sept. 29, 2006. Christophe Ena/AP hide caption