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Dallas Police Chief David Brown announced Thursday he is retiring from his position. Brown, a 33-year veteran of the department, did not give a reason for leaving the force. His retirement is effective Oct. 22.

Magicians don't usually reveal their secrets — but one of the world's most famous magicians — David Copperfield — just did.

In Part 2 of David Rennie's exit interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, the former Beijing Bureau chief for "The Economist" talks about living under the strict scrutiny of the Chinese Communist Party.

In the wake of a killing rampage that left six students dead, the University of California, Santa Barbara, community continues to grieve. NPR's Sam Sanders has a remembrance of the victims.

President Obama meets with officials from six Persian Gulf countries at Camp David to reassure them about the emerging nuclear deal with Iran.

Dorothy Mengering became a hit with viewers when her son put her on his Late Show on CBS. She baked and appeared via satellite in her Indiana kitchen for a segment called "Guess Mom's Pies."

David Frost was probably best known in the United States for his interviews with former President Richard Nixon in 1977 after Nixon had resigned from office. The interview was taped over the course of four weeks, two hours at a time. Frost died of a suspected heart attack.

Microleo attenboroughi was a tiny, marsupial lion that lived some 18 million years ago. Paleontologists in Australia said they named it after the famed naturalist "for his dedication and enthusiasm."

NPR's Noel King speaks with David Wessel of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institute about the new unemployment numbers.

Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez has been elected DNC Chair. David Axelrod, formerly President Obama's senior adviser, tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro what this means for the future of the party.