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Amanda McGrory, 26, came in third place in the Boston Marathon women's wheelchair division. But elation gave way to sadness when the blasts went off shortly thereafter. Now McGrory is in London to compete in Sunday's marathon. She talks to Host Jacki Lyden about how it feels so race again so soon after the terror.

The latest evidence that artificially sweetened drinks may be making us hungrier? Heavier-set people who choose diet beverages are making up the calorie gap at meals and through snacks — especially sweet ones, researchers report.

Tuesday, Democratic Rep. Rob Andrews of New Jersey announced that he'd be resigning from office. Andrews proposed 646 bills during his 23 years in Congress, and none of them passed. The Washington Post dubbed it the "worst record of the last 20 years." He speaks with NPR's Arun Rath about his record and why he is leaving Congress.

Enmity between the universities of Missouri and Kansas dates back to a massacre that occurred 150 years ago today. That's still not a good reason to commemorate the killings at a sports bar.

The Synod is a two-week meeting of Bishops at the Vatican, called by Pope Francis. A tentative report released this week included a softer message toward gay people and divorced individuals.

Every major poll of the Michigan Democratic primary showed Hillary Clinton with a big lead over Bernie Sanders. NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks to Harry Enten, senior analyst at FiveThirtyEight, about why those polls proved to be so wrong on primary day.

Monopoly is dumping one of its traditional game pieces: the thimble. We reached the thimble for a completely imaginary conversation about obsolescence.

Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign Relations, and author of A World in Disarray, about the foreign-policy effects of Trump's executive order.

For the second day, U.S. forces dropped aid to a community trapped by Islamist forces. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Mitchell Prothero, correspondent for McClatchy, about the latest from Irbil.

The Ebola treatment center in Kailahun is the largest ever built, with 64 beds. A visit reveals the toll on the staff — and how much of the Ebola-fighting budget literally goes up in smoke.