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As soon as Barack Obama's speech was over, scavengers got to work. More than 80,000 people had jammed Denver's football stadium to watch Obama make history by becoming the first black man to be nominated for president by a major political party. Speech-goers picked up anything they could get their hands on — political signs, plastic cups and confetti.

Historian, novelist and former congressman Robert Mrazek has written a new history of Ensign George Gay's unit, Torpedo Squadron Eight. A Dawn Like Thunder tells the story of Gay's squadron's victory at the Battle of Midway.

The new jackpot for the next drawing is the third-largest in the history of the game, coming behind the world record $2.04 billion jackpot won last year and the $1.586 billion jackpot won in 2016.

NPR's Mike Shuster continues a special six-part series on the long and turbulent history of Western involvement in the Middle East with a look at the rise of the Ottoman Empire, an Islamic state that challenged European control of the Mediterranean.

Napoleon's foray into Egypt in 1798 began a long string of European adventures in the Middle East. NPR's Mike Shuster continues his series examining the troubled 900-year history of Western involvement in the region.

World War I completed the European takeover of the Ottoman Empire's territories in the Middle East, and the region's modern boundaries emerged. NPR's Mike Shuster continues his series on the turbulent history of Western involvement in the Middle East.

On Sentir, the Israeli singer-songwriter pulls disparate influences into a cohesive whole. Drawing from her own family background, Levy blends flamenco with the music of the Sephardic Jews.

In Berlin's vibrant theater scene, Ramba Zamba stands out. The group interprets and adapts classic stories with daring costumes, modern music and no shortage of sex and violence. Most surprising are the actors: Almost all are mentally disabled.

The APA, as well as the field of psychology as a whole, has been complicit in systemically harming people of color throughout history, the organization said.

People calling for the repatriation of the ancient tablet and other items say the continued display of the objects in European institutions ignores a history of colonialist looting and exploitation.