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Brown University student Sunil Tripathi, who has been missing since March, was wrongly identified in social media as a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. Reddit has apologized to Tripathi's family "for the pain they have had to endure."

Social Media's Rush To Judgment In The Boston Bombings

As Internet users injected themselves into the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings, false rumors began to spread about possible suspects in the attack. One of those falsely accused in social media was a 22-year-old Brown University student who has been missing. The general manager of Reddit has now apologized to the student's family.

A strain of the Zika virus is stained green in this image from a transmission electron microscope. The virus sample came from a microcephaly case in Brazil.

Zika Mystery: How Did A 73-Year-Old Man Infect His Son?

And there's another mystery. Why was the father suffering from such a severe case that he eventually died?

A commemoration ceremony is held for the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on Sunday at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York City.

'We Will Never Forget': Nationwide Ceremonies Mark 15 Years Since Sept. 11

The names of each of the nearly 3,000 victims of the Sept. 11 attacks were read at a ceremony at the World Trade Center site in New York City. Events were held nationwide, including D.C. and Pa.

Gaining a few more years of healthy life would be great for individuals, but expensive for Medicare, researchers say.

Delaying Aging May Have A Bigger Payoff Than Fighting Disease

There's the war on cancer and the war on heart disease. But investing in delaying the aging process may have a better payoff, economists say. Adding two years of healthy living to lifespans would result in $7 trillion in benefits over 50 years, an analysis says. But Medicare and Social Security would cost more, too.

Limericks

Bill reads three news-related limericks: Christian DiThor, Banana Boat Smoothie, Air Apparel.

Activists Fight Uganda's Anti-Gay Bill

The measure is one of the most punitive anti-gay measures in the world. Host Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Gregory Warner about the "Anti-Homosexuality Bill."

Crude oil that leaked from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig sits on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010.

BP Wants To Halt Deepwater Horizon Claims Process

BP is fighting the settlement it agreed to last summer that let the oil company avoid thousands of potential lawsuits over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. BP now says the claim process is corrupt and wants to stop all the money flowing from its claims fund.

NIH Hopes Ebola Vaccine Will Help Protect Aid Workers

Next week, the NIH begins its first clinical trial of a vaccine to prevent Ebola. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Gena Barnabee, bottom left corner, worked with a team from Health Alliance International to evaluate a new mobile health program.

Volunteer Recap: Connecting Moms To Midwives In Timor-Leste

A global health student from Seattle went to the tiny country to study maternal health. But she also learned how to be more friendly to her neighbors.

Customers line up to enter the Gucci shop at a mall in Shanghai.

China's Tricky Economic Transition: From Steel Mills To E-Commerce

Shanghai's stock market rose Friday and investors are relieved. That doesn't change the fact that China's economy is undergoing a wrenching transition away from manufacturing, with more pain to come.

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