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All of the photos in this slideshow were taken by Nour Kelze but published under the pseudonym Zain Karam. Kelze recently decided to begin publishing her photos under her real name. Here, a Free Syrian Army fighter takes up position inside a burned-out room in Aleppo, Syria, in November 2012.

Conflict Transforms Syrian English Teacher Into War Photographer

Nour Kelze, a 25-year-old resident of Aleppo, was a teacher. Then the war came to her city, and with it, a new career as a war photographer. She has been chronicling the violence from the front lines.

Not all countries in Europe shun horse meat, as the sign above this butcher shop in Paris attests. But horse-eating Europeans still don't like being swindled.

Romanian Horse Meat In British Lasagna Reveals Complex Global Food Trade

What's that horse meat doing in the Norwegian lasagna? The growing European food scandal shows that in a world where food trade seems borderless, old-fashioned quality controls remain critical.

Nuclear bomb tests like this one, conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1957, are helping scientists understand how the human body works.

What Nuclear Bombs Tell Us About Our Tendons

The fallout from Cold War bomb tests is shedding light on why the Achilles tendon heals so poorly after injuries.

Bluff The Listener

Our panelists tell three stories about the trials of modern childhood.

The Baby Doll Ladies pose during Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday.

The 'Baby Dolls' Of Mardi Gras: A Fun Tradition With A Serious Side

The baby dolls were born from racial segregation in New Orleans in 1912. A group of African-American prostitutes decided to express themselves through dance and costumes, challenging taboo by parading during Mardi Gras.

Abraham Lincoln's iconic stovepipe hat is on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Ill.

Is Honest Abe's Stovepipe Hat A Fake?

State officials in Illinois want to conduct DNA tests on the top hat on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum to see if he ever really wore it. Museum officials think the idea is worse than bad.

New Gun Laws Still A Touchy Subject In Congress

Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon speaks with Sen. Dick Durbin about the prospects for gun control legislation. The Illinois Democrat chaired a Senate hearing on the issue of gun violence, but the congressional debate remains contentious.

Week In Sport: A Track Star's Fall From Grace

The Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius was charged this week with the murder of his girlfriend at his home in South Africa. His appearance in the 2012 Olympics marked the first time a double amputee had ever competed. Also, with Selection Sunday just four weeks away, no team in college basketball can hang onto the No. 1 spot. Weekend Edition Saturday Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine.

Rescue teams attend the bodies of victims who died in a marketplace bomb blast in Quetta, Pakistan, on Saturday.

Huge Bomb Kills Dozens In Pakistani Market

The explosion in Quetta is aimed at Shiite women and children; two bombings last month killed nearly 120 Shiites in the same city and injured scores more.

Ohio State College Republicans await Mitt Romney's son, Craig, who canvassed with them in Columbus last October.

College Republicans Offer GOP Advice For Winning Over Their Generation

NPR speaks with a group of college Republicans at Ohio State University about the president's policies, his popularity with their peers, and what the GOP needs to do to win more young votes.

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