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Dozens of volunteers moved more than 750,000 plastic balls this week from the National Building Museum's Beach installation to Dupont Underground, a creative arts institution in Washington, D.C.

After nine black parishioners were gunned down in the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, everything changed. Host Linda Wertheimer speaks with Liz Alston, the church historian for the past 40 years.

Law professor Adam Winkler says that in the past 200 years, businesses have gone to court claiming constitutional rights that were originally intended for people. His new book is We the Corporations.

One of the most dangerous spots is Lake Victoria. And even the police who patrol the lake don't always know how to swim. But a life preserver may be on the way.

According to a recent study, having a role model at school who looks like you can have large and long-lasting effects.

In the wake of fierce brawls and a car ramming people in the streets of a usually quiet college town, many are asking what authorities could do differently to prevent such violence in the future.

Here's a quick roundup of some of the mini-moments you may have missed on this week's Morning Edition.

Nine U.S. chains have filed for bankruptcy this year. Store closures are accelerating, and 89,000 retail jobs have been lost since October. "The disruption is just unfolding," a former executive says.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found the number of people 60 and older with student loan debt has quadrupled in the past decade. Most loans were taken out on behalf of a child or grandchild.

To honor the day that James Joyce's character Leopold Bloom wandered the streets in Ulysses, fans the world over have found fitting ways to celebrate — boisterously, and often reverent with obscenity.