You’re born with roughly 9,000 taste buds, and they’re very good at regenerating — which is why you can recover the ability to taste just days after burning your tongue. But that changes as we age. CSA Images/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption CSA Images/Getty Images You’re born with roughly 9,000 taste buds, and they’re

Siddhartha Luthra, a prosecutor in the fatal 2012 gang rape on a moving bus, gives a thumbs-up after the Supreme Court verdict Friday in New Delhi. Altaf Qadri/AP hide caption toggle caption Altaf Qadri/AP Four men convicted of a notorious gang rape in New Delhi will be hanged to death, after India’s Supreme Court rejected

The U.S. economy added 211,000 jobs to nonfarm payrolls in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says. The number is a sharp rebound from March, when the agency initially said less than 100,000 jobs were created. Both the national unemployment rate, at 4.4 percent, and the number of unemployed persons, at 7.1 million, saw only

A year after the attack, people stand by a makeshift memorial for county workers near the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. Nick Ut/AP hide caption toggle caption Nick Ut/AP A year after the attack, people stand by a makeshift memorial for county workers near the Inland Regional Center

On the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, boudin is a food entrenched in the history of colonization and slavery. Melissa Banigan hide caption toggle caption Melissa Banigan On the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, boudin is a food entrenched in the history of colonization and slavery. Melissa Banigan The making of boudin is a visceral, bloody and

Prince Philip, seen here meeting pupils from St. Edward’s Catholic Primary School on Wednesday, will stop accepting invitations to public events beginning in September. Jeff Spicer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jeff Spicer/Getty Images Prince Philip, seen here meeting pupils from St. Edward’s Catholic Primary School on Wednesday, will stop accepting invitations to public events

Paulo Melo is a global entrepreneur-in-residence at the University of Massachusetts-Boston. This visa workaround allowed Melo, originally from Portugal, to legally stay in the United States and build his business in Massachusetts. Asma Khalid/Asma Khalid/WBUR hide caption toggle caption Asma Khalid/Asma Khalid/WBUR Paulo Melo is a global entrepreneur-in-residence at the University of Massachusetts-Boston. This visa

Veda Washington-Abusaleh attends a vigil Tuesday night for her nephew Alton Sterling, who was shot by police last July in Baton Rouge, La. Sean Gardner/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sean Gardner/Getty Images Veda Washington-Abusaleh attends a vigil Tuesday night for her nephew Alton Sterling, who was shot by police last July in Baton Rouge,

Adam Jones walks off the field during Tuesday night’s game at Fenway Park. Tim Bradbury/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tim Bradbury/Getty Images Adam Jones walks off the field during Tuesday night’s game at Fenway Park. Tim Bradbury/Getty Images Baltimore Orioles player Adam Jones received an extended ovation from fans at Boston’s Fenway Park Tuesday

United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz in June 2016. He will appear before a House committee today. Richard Drew/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Drew/AP United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz in June 2016. He will appear before a House committee today. Richard Drew/AP The CEO of United Airlines will be in the hot seat on Capitol

In Portland, Ore., a May 1 rally and march began as a peaceful demonstration but later “devolved into a full-scale riot,” police say. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Icon Sportswire via Getty Images In Portland, Ore., a May 1 rally and march began as a peaceful demonstration but later “devolved into

Rosa Parks’ “Featherlite Pancake” recipe. Dan Pashman for NPR hide caption toggle caption Dan Pashman for NPR Rosa Parks’ “Featherlite Pancake” recipe. Dan Pashman for NPR In 2015, after a 10-year legal battle, the Library of Congress released a trove of Rosa Parks’ personal documents. Last year the papers were put online for the first