Alan Cheuse died on July 31, 2015. He had been in a car accident in California earlier in the month. He was 75. Listen to NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamburg's retrospective on his life and career.
A law firm received $1.6 million in taxpayer money to investigate officials at the U.S. Agency for Global Media. An inspector general has concluded that was a "gross waste" of federal resources.
Grossinger's Hotel was a legendary vacationing spot in the New York Catskill Mountains. It was also the site that inspired the setting of "Dirty Dancing."
Calls for Sanna Marin to take a drug test came after leaked videos showed her partying with friends. Marin has said she didn't consume any drugs, but took a test to "clear up any doubts."