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<em>Science Fair</em> includes science-loving songs from Laura Veirs, Mates of State, Elizabeth Mitchell and more.

Fire Up Your Kid's Imagination At The 'Science Fair'

Laura Veirs, Mates of State and more contribute to an album encouraging children to pursue science.

DefCon Kids camp co-founder Chris Hoff, with Conner Gilliam (from left), Conner Fine and Ethan Lai, work on a machine that draws designs on ping-pong balls. The camp is held in Las Vegas.

At This Camp, Kids Learn To Question Authority (And Hack It)

DefCon Kids grew out of the largest, most important gathering of computer hackers on the planet. This camp encourages kids to take a hard, skeptical look at the machines that surround them, and teaches them to hack apart everything they can lay their hands on.

Petitions for Referendum 74, which would provide a public vote on gay marriage, were submitted in June in Olympia, Wash.

Five Social Issues On November Ballots

There's a lot at stake in the fall election, including control of Congress and the White House. But important questions will also be decided at the state level. Ballot initiatives will let voters in several states decide on issues ranging from same-sex marriage to marijuana legalization.

Russian police officers detain a gay rights activist with his flag during an attempt to hold a gay pride parade in Moscow in May.

Moscow Court Upholds 100-Year Ban On Gay Pride Events

Over the past year, Russia has run a campaign against what it calls "homosexual propaganda."

The family-owned Russel Sifers Candy Company has been making Valomilks — and <em>only</em> Valomilks — for decades.

Valomilks: A Sweet Treat That Runs Down Your Chin

The chocolate cups filled with oozy marshmallow have been around for eight decades. They're made by the Sifers family, whose legend holds that the gooey treats were created by a candy maker who imbibed a bit too much vanilla.

In 1973, members of the American Indian Movement occupied the town of Wounded Knee, S.D., on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. They were protesting the murder of an Oglala Lakota man and the failed impeachment of a tribal president that AIM members accused of corruption. The protests escalated into a deadly standoff that lasted 71 days.

Pine Ridge Reservation Deaths To Be Reinvestigated

A deadly occupation at Wounded Knee, S.D., in 1973 left a legacy of violence. Now a U.S. attorney is re-examining 45 related deaths that tribal officials believe had the backing of the FBI.

Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan holds up a Green Bay Packers jersey during a campaign stop at the Iowa State Fair.

If Politicians Went On Vacation, We'd All Get A Break

NPR's Scott Simon says voters and candidates might benefit if more politicians took real vacations — if they went somewhere, for at least a short time, where no one knows them. Where they don't have to ask for votes, money or spout talking points.

Preparing For The 2012 Paralympic Games In London

Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon shares the latest news from London, in the U.K., where athletes and their supporters are limbering up for the Paralympic Games.

Aamir Liaquat, 41, is one of Pakistan's most famous and controversial TV hosts. During the holy month of Ramadan, he broadcasts live for 11 hours a day while fasting and drawing record audiences. Back in 2008, remarks he made about a religious minority in Pakistan were followed by a wave of deadly violence. He was fired and recently rehired.

Pakistani Televangelist Is Back On Air, Raising Fears

Pakistan's most famous, and infamous, TV evangelist has been rehired by a top station. In 2008, Aamir Liaquat made on-air threats against a religious minority, the Ahmadis. Those comments were followed by widespread violence against the group. Liaquat's return to the airwaves has rekindled the controversy.

Fighting Continues To Scar Syrian Cities

Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon talks with NPR's Anthony Kuhn about the latest events form Syria, where this week the fighting has continued in Aleppo and elsewhere.

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