Autopsy reveals anti-‘Cop City’ activist’s hands were raised when shot and killed The 26-year-old protester, Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, was killed in January in an Atlanta-area forest as police cleared an encampment of activists who oppose the construction of Atlanta’s “Cop City.” Read more on NPR

A year after plea talks began, the 9/11 case is still in limbo, frustrating families Settlement talks began a year ago in the 9/11 terrorism case. But little progress has been made, dragging out the future of the problem-plagued U.S. military court and prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Read more on NPR

Inside the emerald mines that make Colombia a global giant of the green gem NPR ventures into a Colombian emerald mine — which used to be more dangerous, with potential explosions inside and gunfights outside. The CEO, a former U.S. diplomat, says he wanted to change that. Read more on NPR

Changing our clocks is a health hazard. Just ask a sleep doctor A bipartisan group of senators wants to make daylight saving time permanent. But sleep experts say standard time is better, because it saves morning light and is more in sync with our natural rhythms. Read more on NPR

Lost in translation: 4 perfect words that have no English equivalent The Merriam-Webster Dictionary set out recently to document some of these words on Twitter, and was flooded with responses from people offering their own. Read more on NPR