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When fires swept through the Canadian town, families had to pick up and go — sometimes leaving beloved animals behind. One family is relieved. They found out Marshall, their beer loving pig is safe.

Women who performed at the WOW Café Theater on New York City's Lower East Side sometimes called themselves the "Uncooperative Cooperative." Holly Hughes…

It's especially hard for developing countries to create jobs and foster small businesses to promote growth. But Nigeria took a risk on a massive national contest to find thousands of people with ideas for businesses and did something radical. It gave away millions of dollars to thousands of people who asked for it — and it worked. It is a rare success story for bold economic development programs.

"Love & Friendship," a new comedy of manners set in 18th century England, opens this weekend. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with actress Kate Beckinsale, who plays Lady Susan Vernon.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with NPR's Tom Goldman about doping among Olympic athletes. They also remember a young athlete who died this week.

NPR's Scott Simon wonders what will happen to English as a lingua franca if Britain leaves the European Union.

Our panelists predict after Budweiser was rebranded "America," what will be the next big product to be renamed and why.

Bill reads three news-related limericks...Buy The Friendly Skies, Smooth Move, Feel the Peal

One Afghan family fled to Germany through the Mediterranean to save one child from the clutches of an Afghan strongman. But it cost the life of another one of their children, or so they thought.

NPR Media Correspondent David Folkenflik, Wired's Issie Lapowsky and Ethan Zuckerman of MIT discuss allegations of bias against Facebook and social media's role in the news business.