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A certain anti-authoritarian anthem linked to the punk rock pioneers and the British monarch, is being re-released as Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her platinum jubilee.

Nearly 100 NPR readers gave their views on encouraging kids to do tasks on their own at home and in the community. Some are opposed to the practice for safety reasons. Others shared personal stories.

The jazz icon's 100th birthday is a chance to appreciate an enduring throughline of his career, which often teetered between exquisite composure and raging chaos.

The 24-year-old Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback died early Saturday after being struck by a dump truck while walking on a South Florida interstate, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Miranda Lambert's Palomino is, at its heart, an album about the freedom afforded by the open road. But where country music's stuck on back roads, Lambert speeds down the interstate.

A home builder in Southern California is battling a softening real esate market by taking advantage of an abundant local resource: actors. The Centex company has hired four actors to play a family "living" in one of their model homes -- a performance called Homelife.

This year for the first time, the Latin Grammy awards were presented entirely in Spanish, and the program moved from CBS to the Spanish-language Univision network. Jacki Lyden talks with Leila Cobo of Billboard magazine about the winners and some of the trends they reflect.

Southern Sudan is at peace for the first time in more than two decades. During Sudan's bloody, 21-year civil war, a group of American women working with war victims promised to build a girl's school in Akon, a remote village in Southern Sudan. Now, they're fighting to deliver on that promise. NPR's Charlayne Hunter-Gault returned to Akon with the women from Boston and has the second part of their story.

The Rev. William Sloane Coffin, a former Yale University chaplain known for his anti-war and peace activism, dies at the age of 81. Coffin questioned authority throughout his career, using civil disobedience to fight for civil rights and against war.

Protests by immigration advocates have dotted the nation in response to a bill passed by the House that many criticize as an attack on Latinos in particular. The debate moves next to the Senate. One rally against the bill was organized by the United Farm Workers on Sunday in Los Angeles. Rob Schmitz of member station KQED reports.