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Students hold their lighted cellphones at a rally at Parkland High School outside Allentown, Pa., on Wednesday.

The Big Student Walkout; DeVos On School Safety; The First Amendment On Campus

A month after Parkland, the nation's focus remains on school safety. Plus, long rides to school in our weekly roundup of education news.

House intelligence committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes is in a position to know what the U.S. intelligence community knows about the Russia matter.

The Russia Investigations: What Does Devin Nunes Know?

When Nunes and his House intelligence committee concluded there was "no evidence of collusion, coordination or conspiracy," which Nunes was speaking: the intelligence insider or the party loyalist?

Luis Alberto Urrea was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for his 2004 book <em>The Devil's Highway: A True Story,</em> about a group of Mexican men who cross the border into the United States.

Fresh Air Weekend: Author Luis Alberto Urrea; Personal Essayist Tim Kreider

Urrea's new novel borrows from the story of his brother, who died of cancer. Kevin Whitehead reviews a box set by the late pianist Teddy Wilson. Kreider discusses Because I Love You.

Rowers navigate the Chicago River shortly after it was dyed green Saturday in Chicago. Dyeing the river has been a St. Patrick's Day tradition in the city since 1962.

U.S. Cities Awash In Green To Celebrate St. Patrick's Day

Vice President Pence went to Savannah, Ga., for its annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, while the Chicago River and the White House fountain were once again dyed green.

In A First, Irish LGBT Organization Leads NYC's St. Paddy's Parade

An Irish LGBT group marched at the front of New York City's St. Patrick's Day parade for the first time Saturday. Brendan Fay's group, the Lavender and Green Alliance, fought for the opportunity.

Retired FBI Agent On McCabe Firing: 'Lack Of Candor Is A Serious Offense'

What does the politically charged firing of deputy directory Andrew McCabe mean for the bureau's morale? NPR's Michel Martin talks to longtime FBI agent and analyst James A. Gagliano.

Storm Reid, who plays Meg Murray in the film, arrives at the world premiere of "A Wrinkle in Time" at the El Capitan Theatre on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, in Los Angeles.

Imagining — Yet Again — A New Disney Heroine

For decades, Disney has been criticized for its passive, love-struck heroines. Do the women in Black Panther and A Wrinkle In Time finally signal real change?

Maryangel Garcia Ramos, 32, is a disability activist from Mexico.

Don't Call This Rebel On Wheels An 'Angel From Above'

Maryangel Garcia Ramos, a Mexican disability activist, isn't afraid to call out TV execs, rock out in front of the stage at a Killers concert and stand up to her country's machismo culture.

Surviving Mass Shootings Draws 2 Floridians Together

Neema Bahrami, survivor of the 2016 Pulse shooting, Annabel Claprood, a sophomore at a Parkland high school where 17 were killed last month, and others have found common purpose in shared experiences.

Salvadoran Evangelicals Work To Change Lives Of Gang Members

El Salvador has one of the highest murder rates in the world, driven by gangs. The Economist's Sarah Esther Maslin reported on how evangelical churches help gang members pull away from lives of crime.

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