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Kenyan courts have failed to successfully prosecute terrorists accused in 1998 and 2002 bombings. Ordinary Kenyans decry corruption, neglect and violence. Our series on the Horn of Africa continues.

Computer geeks are joining the ranks of fans of a high-tech brand of haute cuisine called "molecular gastronomy," using exotic laboratory tools and exotic chemicals to create some very unexpected taste sensations.

Amid ongoing clashes between the army and militiamen in the Democratic Republic of Congo, thousands of people have taken refuge on two islands in a remote lake. Though life on the islands is difficult, the residents say they feel safer than in the villages where they were attacked.

Both survivors share their criticism of how, even years after shootings at their schools, no changes have been made to address mass gun violence in America.

A shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, marks the 27th such school shooting in the U.S. this year.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other Ukrainian leaders took to social media to stand in sympathy and solidarity with a tragedy unfolding across the world.

For the latest installment of the continuing series "What Are You Listening To?" NPR's Steve Inskeep hears from Shannon Bentz, a biology lab coordinator in Tempe, Ariz. Bentz suggests a sampler of jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, homemade electronica and a little bit of Tiki kitsch with Arthur Lyman.

Amazon.com has rounded up more than 1,000 titles of classic literature and is offering them as a single purchase for just under $8,000. The Penguin Classics Collection weighs 700 pounds -- but delivery is free.

Dane Cook is selling out big venues. His CD is a smash. He's a Saturday Night Live host. Not bad for a comic who credits the Web with helping him build a loyal fan base.

Musicians Johan Karlberg and Etienne Tron first met Malawi-born Esau Mwamwaya running a junk shop outside their studio. The two were eager to befriend Mwamwaya, in part because they thought he was an African drummer. Turns out, he was much more. The three have formed a group called The Very Best and released Warm Heart of Africa in October.