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There's no place like it on the planet: White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. It's the world's largest gypsum dunefield: miles and miles of stunning white landscape.

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has said the country is at war with al-Shabab, a jihadi group. He has given the group 60 days to surrender in return for education and jobs.

What happens to workers when an industry collapses or a new technology takes off? NPR brings you stories of people adapting to a changing economy. This week: a former cowboy in the wind industry.

At one high school in San Francisco, students speak 18 different languages, and while students can't totally communicate with one another, they're working hard to learn English and other cultures.

Filmmaker Susan Glatzer and swing dance legend Norma Miller discuss the new documentary Alive and Kicking. The film chronicles the birth, decline and renewal of American swing dancing.

Authorities have charged Sean Kratz, 20, in connection with the deaths of four men last week a day after Cosmo DiNardo confessed to the murders.

As a symbolic vote nears on President Maduro's plan to replace the constitution, protesters greeted a surprise guest: the police officer who attacked government buildings from a helicopter last month.

In the Planet of the Apes trilogy, Caesar is the noble, compassionate leader of the Apes. In the third and final movie, he must lead the apes to find a home safe from the humans who want to kill them. But Caesar also grapples with intense feelings of revenge. For actor Andy Serkis and director Matt Reeves, this simian creature embodies what it means to be a flawed but fearless human being.

In a case decided by the territory's high court, four opposition lawmakers were kicked out of the legislature, shifting the balance in Beijing's favor.

There were many great moments at Wimbledon this week — including off the tennis court — thanks to Andy Murray.