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Tales from the South, Episode 261 Part 1 "Out Loud"Featuring stories by Jennifer Armstrong, Will Dunn, and Rev. Gwen Fry. Music by The Salty Dogs.

Post-war black gospel music shaped soul sounds through the mid-1970s, but it's increasingly hard to find today. Rock historian Ed Ward discusses a few recent gospel reissues.

Rolling Stone's Tim Dickinson says that the ongoing search to replace Rep. John Boehner as speaker of the House reveals the influence that 40 conservative Republicans hold in the House.

The 4-inch-by-5-inch tintype depicts Billy the Kid playing croquet in the summer of 1878. The only other known photo of the outlaw was taken in 1880 and sold for $2.3 million in 2010.

The fundraising events cast schoolteachers as servers at local McDonald's. Supporters say the events bring families and teachers closer. Critics say they turn teachers into billboards for fast food.

Russia's intervention in Syria's civil war could end up helping Islamic militants, the secretary of state told NPR's Steve Inskeep. "That would be absurd, it would be a farce," Kerry said.

Renowned astronomer Geoffrey Marcy resigned this week after accusations that he sexually harassed students became public. Researchers are asking why so little is done to stop harassment in science.

The movie is based on Emma Donoghue's best-selling book about a woman who's been kidnapped and had to raise her son in captivity. Room is directed by Irish filmmaker Lenny Abrahamson.

The tomb is believed to contain the remains of the biblical patriarch, Joseph, and is a prayer site visited by many Jews. Over the past two weeks, at least 39 people have been killed in clashes.

Drug lord El Chapo has escaped from prison twice. The second best-selling masks? Another of that country's most wanted men: Donald Trump. He called Mexican immigrants drug traffickers and rapists.