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Don Waters was 3 when he and his mother were abandoned by his father. Years later, Don's estranged father sent him a copy of a short autobiography he hoped would help his son understand him. Through the stories, Don discovered his father and a shared passion for surfing.

A behind-the-scenes tour of the factory where paper for U.S. currency has been made since 1879.

They accomplished it by coating a bottle with a super slippery, nontoxic substance.

To protect the endangered animals, forest guards have been given the go-ahead to use lethal force if necessary. One minister has told rangers to "shoot at sight."

Mike Nichols has won every major entertainment award over a decades-long career that included theater, comedy, television and film. He returned to Broadway directing a revival of Death of a Salesman, which picked up seven Tony nominations. Nichols has warned that the production may be his last.

Sufjan Stevens, Son Lux and Serengeti collaborate on a sometimes humorous but mostly beautiful EP.

Declaring that a "national emergency" exists in public education, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney shifted from his usual economic message to outline his education platform during a speech to a Latino business group Wednesday.

The CIA took considerable heat over Iraq, where no weapons of mass destruction were found. Now, as the agency assesses Iran and its nuclear program, it invites an NPR correspondent to its headquarters for a rare chat about its analysis of Iran and Iraq intelligence.

Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton, Va., offers services not usually found in your average hospital. Not only is every one of its patient rooms a private one, it offers food cooked and delivered to order, and hand massages. But experts say it's the actual involvement of patients and families in their own care that sets it apart.

Pianist and composer Kurt Ellenberger urges musicians to "make money doing something else."