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At 6'11", high school basketball player Nerlen Noel is said to be devastating at blocking shots. He has agreed to play college ball at the University of Kentucky. He even had the UK logo shaved into the back of his head and showed it on ESPN.

Commissioners on the Sept. 11 panel call on the White House to declassify a presidential briefing dated Aug. 6, 2001. The document warned that Osama bin Laden was planning attacks inside the United States. In Thursday's testimony, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice said that and other pre-Sept. 11 warnings were too vague to act on. Hear NPR's Pam Fessler.

The manager of Le Petit Syrah in Nice imposed a cost on rudeness. Demand "a coffee," and it's $9.50, in dollars. Say "please," and the price drops to $6. And if you greet the waiter with a friendly "bonjour," the bill comes to $2.

In real life, the Cleveland Browns linebacker is 6'2". A glitch in "Madden NFL 15" barely makes him bigger than a football.

The Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 in Game 2 of the World Series, taking a 2-0 overall lead. Boston pitcher Curt Schilling helped lead his team to victory, despite a painful ankle injury that left him limping and threatened to end his season. Hear NPR's Tom Goldman.

Tropical Storm Frances makes its second landfall in Florida, churning into the state's panhandle with an expected 10 inches of rain and 65 miles-an-hour wind. Over the weekend, the storm plowed into Florida's Atlantic coast as a category two hurricane. More than 6 million people lost electricity as powerful winds and rain knocked down trees and damaged homes and boats. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports.

In his weekly radio address Saturday morning, President Obama said his $3.6 trillion budget proposal reflects the priorities of the voters he met on the campaign trail, but he acknowledged not everyone shares those priorities.

Oxman is the founder of The Campaign Group, which has managed ad campaigns for more than 700 races around the country. Ahead of the Congressional elections, he talks about what works and what doesn't.

Kenny Butler and Daniel Duron worked toward their degrees while in prison. Their journey could become more common with Pell grants becoming available to incarcerated people.

Increasing numbers of Americans say they have no religious affiliation. They’re making their voices heard in the public square and at the Supreme Court.