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Karthik Nemmani, 14, of McKinney, Texas, holds the Scripps National Spelling Bee Championship trophy with Adam Symson, the Scripps president and chief executive officer.

A New Spelling Champion And Walmart Adds A College Option For Workers

Also in our weekly education news roundup: The Santa Fe schools received funding for recovery, and a new study examines social and emotional learning at different ages.

The Senate intelligence committee, led by Vice Chairman Mark Warner (left) and Chairman Sen. Richard Burr, appears to have arrived at a partisan deadlock over whether Donald Trump's campaign conspired with the Russian attack on the 2016 presidential election.

The Russia Investigations: What 'Collusion' Means Now

The current trajectory — if it holds — might be as good a political outcome as the White House could have hoped for: "Collusion" is a thing Democrats believe occurred while Republicans do not.

Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie spoke to the Class of 2018 at Harvard. If you have trouble pronouncing her name, she told the graduates, she is forgiving — as long as it was an honest mistake and not out of malice.

Dear Grads: Don't Lie. And Don't Be Miffed If Someone Messes Up Your Name

Here are a few of the messages delivered by globally-minded speakers to members of the Class of 2018.

Benedict Cumberbatch and his wife, Sophie Hunter, were riding in an Uber when the 41-year-old actor jumped out of the vehicle after he spotted a mugging on Marylebone High Street in London.

'Sherlock' Star Benedict Cumberbatch Saves Cyclist From Muggers

The British actor fought off attackers attempting to steal a delivery driver's bike in London. A witness to the incident calls Cumberbatch courageous, brave and a superhero.

Barbershop: Puerto Rico Journalists

In the Barbershop this week, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Puerto Rican journalists Adriana De Jesús Salamán, Ezequiel Rodríguez Andino and Jay Fonseca.

Dawn Charlton, an instructor with Being Adept, leads a discussion on marijuana for sixth-graders at Del Mar Middle School in Tiburon, California.

With The Rise Of Legal Weed, Drug Education Moves From 'Don't' to 'Delay'

Today's drug prevention messaging is a far cry from the "Just Say No" days. Schools want to give kids the facts to make informed decisions about whether and when to try drugs or alcohol.

Women with a common form of breast cancer may be able to safely forgo chemotherapy, depending on the results of a genetic test.

For Some Breast Cancer Patients, The Chemo Decision Just Got Easier

Thousands of breast cancer patients could now safely avoid chemotherapy thanks to a major study of women with moderate risk of recurrence.

Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the Federal District Court after a hearing, late last month, in Washington.

Judge Orders New Hearing In Alleged Manafort Witness Tampering

Prosecutors say the former Trump campaign manager and an unnamed associate repeatedly tried to contact two potential witnesses. A judge could order Manafort to jail as he awaits trial.

Transcript: Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, On Trump-Kim Summit

Schumer, D-N.Y., and other top Democrats sent a letter to President Trump yesterday, laying out tough demands ahead of Trump's summit with North Korea. He talks about them with NPR's Rachel Martin.

In the May 23 ruling, U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald said that the president's account is a "public forum" and that blocking users is a violation of the First Amendment's free speech guarantee.

White House Appeals Ruling That President Can't Block Twitter Followers

President Trump had blocked critics from his @realDonaldTrump account. But a ruling in May said that his account is "a public forum" and that his followers enjoy First Amendment guarantees.

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