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Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday vulnerable D.C. residents can visit Bread for the City and get some clothing for themselves and their families.

Sunday night at the Olympics, South African Oscar Pistorius runs again in a preliminary heat in the 400-meter sprint. His first heat Saturday made history because Pistorius has artificial legs. He's the first amputee to run an Olympic race. NPR's Howard Berkes looks at an unprecedented Olympic quest some are not ready to accept.

The win for Venus and Serena Williams in women's doubles could be the least surprising outcome of the Games, as The Guardian notes. They are that dominate.

Before a joyous home crowd at Wimbledon, Andy Murray defeated Switzerland's Roger Federer.

Wed. 8/08 10a: Soloists from the National Ballet of Mexico dance to music by Ravel, Haydn and Strauss performed live by La Catrina String Quartet and…

Thurs. 8/09 10a: The 24 members of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale are joined by 12 alumni singers for performances of Rachmaninoff's "Vespers," August 16 and…

Fri. 8/10 10a: A member of the original 1957 company at the Santa Fe Opera, Regina Sarfaty went on to perform major roles in Santa Fe through the 1960s.…

The attack at a temple in a Milwaukee suburb is being investigated as a "domestic terrorist-type incident," police say.

In the new book, The Rise of Rome, author Anthony Everitt tracks Rome's ascension from a small market town to the greatest empire in the ancient world. Along the way, he traces the rise of some of the ancient world's most powerful players.

The rolling NASA laboratory called Curiosity kicked off what's expected to be a two-year mission on the Red Planet with a tricky automated landing in a Martian crater.