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A sign encouraging people to save water is displayed at a news conference in Los Angeles. Water use restrictions in California amidst the state's ongoing drought have led to the phenomenon of "droughtshaming," or publicly calling out water wasters.

In California, Technology Makes Droughtshaming Easier Than Ever

As California's drought continues, social media and smart phone apps let just about anyone call out water waste, often very publicly.

The Remember the Maine memorial in Veterans Park, next to city hall in East Chicago, Ind.

'Remember The Maine' — In Indiana!

How did a monument to the USS Maine, which sank in Havana Harbor in 1898, come to rest in Indiana? The answer tells a lot about the power and influence of veterans, years after war.

A wall of tributes, prayer cards and notes of appreciation from families whose loved ones have been cared for at Madigan Army Medical Center.

A Special Focus On Caring For Vets At The End Of Their Lives

Service members often struggle with guilt, abandonment and regret. The Army and the Department of Veterans Affairs are working to help make those last days meaningful.

A blind visitor to Spain's Prado Museum runs his fingers across a 3-D copy of the <em>Mona Lisa</em>, painted by an <a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/02/02/146288063/painting-sheds-new-light-on-the-mona-lisa">apprentice</a><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/feb/01/new-mona-lisa-prado"> </a>to Leonardo da Vinci.

Do Touch The Artwork At Prado's Exhibit For The Blind

The renowned Spanish museum has made 3-D copies of some of its most iconic works to allow blind people to feel them.

Forrest Huggleston and Alex Huff watch flooding at Shoal Creek after days of heavy rain in Austin, Texas, on Monday.

At Least 10 Dead As Storms, Flooding Ravage Texas, Oklahoma

Twelve people are missing in Texas amid violent weather. More rain is in the forecast.

In a village outside of Jenin, in the West Bank, Palestinian farmers harvest wheat early and burn the husks to yield the smoky, nutty grain known as freekeh.

Game For Ancient Grain: Palestinians Find Freekeh Again

The young, roasted form of wheat has been eaten in the Middle East for millennia. But over time many Palestinians replaced it with rice. Now it's becoming a nutritious, native food worthy of pride.

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