A single soybean plant grows in a field in the village of Sandaogou, China. Rob Schmitz/NPR hide caption toggle caption Rob Schmitz/NPR A single soybean plant grows in a field in the village of Sandaogou, China. Rob Schmitz/NPR The order came in April. China’s government instructed farmers in the country’s northeastern breadbasket region to grow

Specialist John McNierney works at the post that handles General Electric on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in January. The struggling company was dropped from the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Tuesday. Richard Drew/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Drew/AP Specialist John McNierney works at the post that handles General Electric on

A pit of amputated limbs and two nearly complete skeletons that date back to the Civil War were discovered at Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia. Scientists at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History have been analyzing the bones to learn more about them and to whom they may have belonged. Meredith Rizzo/NPR

Yvette and Scott, both recovering heroin users, now take methadone daily from a clinic in the Southend of Boston. Jesse Costa/WBUR hide caption toggle caption Jesse Costa/WBUR Yvette and Scott, both recovering heroin users, now take methadone daily from a clinic in the Southend of Boston. Jesse Costa/WBUR More than 115 Americans are dying every

Rates of “summer melt” are highest for students from lower-income backgrounds, especially if their own parents didn’t go through the college application process. Hill Street Studios/Getty Images/Blend Images hide caption toggle caption Hill Street Studios/Getty Images/Blend Images Rates of “summer melt” are highest for students from lower-income backgrounds, especially if their own parents didn’t go

President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he leaves a meeting Monday in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he leaves a meeting Monday in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP In

Protesters in San Antonio pray during a Rally For Our Children event to protest the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Protesters in San Antonio pray during a Rally For Our Children event to protest the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy. Eric Gay/AP Updated at 4:28 p.m. ET

The number of men in the United States who are full-time, stay-at-home parents has risen steadily in recent decades, from maybe a million or so in 1984, according to a Pew Research Center estimate, to roughly double that in 2014. That’s still much smaller than the number of stay-at-home moms, of course, and many of

The Princess Theatre in Lexington, Tenn., has been a staple in the community for a century. For many residents, it holds a special place in their memories. Megan Harris hide caption toggle caption Megan Harris The Princess Theatre in Lexington, Tenn., has been a staple in the community for a century. For many residents, it

Afghan Muslims celebrated the start of the Eid al-Fitr holiday on Friday. An attack on Saturday disturbed the peace, leaving dozens of casualties. Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images Afghan Muslims celebrated the start of the Eid al-Fitr holiday on Friday. An attack on Saturday disturbed the peace, leaving dozens of

Billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong officially takes control of the Los Angeles Times and The San Diego Union-Tribune as soon as Monday, sources familiar with the deal tell NPR. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong officially takes control of the Los Angeles Times and The San Diego Union-Tribune as soon

Kathy Kraninger, left, is seen in a 2008 photo, during her tenure the as Department of Homeland Security Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy under Director Michael Chertoff, center. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP Kathy Kraninger, left, is seen in a 2008 photo, during her tenure the as Department of Homeland Security Deputy