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The People's Friendship Arch was gifted to Ukraine by the Soviet government in the 1980s. Kyiv's mayor says the statue underneath is being dismantled, and the arch will be renamed and repainted.

Ukrainian women marked Orthodox Easter by preparing special bread for troops defending Mykolaiv from the advancing Russian army.

Shorter and gentler is better. And focus on one muscle at a time. The result can be fantastic flexibility.

Commentator Marcos McPeek Villatoro shares thoughts on his experience acting as an "extra" on a hit television show.

A Hamas leader rejects calls to eschew violence in the wake of victory in the Palestinian elections. U.S. and European leaders threaten aid cuts to the Palestinian Auhority unless Hamas disarms. Scott Simon discusses developments with Rami Khouri of Beirut's Daily Star.

The World Health Organization says an outbreak of Ebola in Africa is under control after only a few weeks. But 500 miles to the south, a related virus, Marburg hemorrhagic fever, is still spreading months after it began.

At 87, Cuban pianist and composer Bebo Valdes is busier than ever — and he's getting more recognition than ever before. But just 10 years ago, he was hardly recognized as a lounge pianist in Stockholm.

The Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees are using their Twitter accounts to bring awareness to gun violence instead of covering their game Thursday night.

"When are we gonna do something?!" the Golden State Warriors head coach asked Tuesday night. "I'm tired of the moments of silence. Enough."

A century ago, the Wright Brothers were working hard to develop the first manned flying machine. They weren't the only ones. One of their chief rivals was Samuel Pierpont Langley, an esteemed scientist and secretary of the Smithsonian Insitution. Author James Tobin tells Langley's story to NPR's Liane Hansen.