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The takeout counter at Mamaleh's Delicatessen in Cambridge, Mass. The restaurant recently implemented revenue sharing, where a percentage of sales is funneled to kitchen workers.

Restaurants Cook Up A New Way To Pay Kitchen Staff More: A Cut Of Sales

Revenue sharing is taking off in restaurants in cities like Boston and San Francisco. The model varies from place to place, but the idea is simple: funnel a percentage of sales to kitchen workers.

In A Story With Many Twists, Congress' Russia Election-Meddling Probe Takes Another

Former national security adviser Mike Flynn says he would testify to congressional committees in exchange for immunity. President Trump encouraged him to try to make such a deal.

In Venezuela, Supreme Court Takes Over Congress

Venezuela's Supreme Court seized power from the opposition-led legislature on Thursday. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Amherst professor Javier Corrales.

Syrian refugee Monzer Omar, 34, was recently reunited with his family in Germany. Wife Walaa Ahmed, 26, holds 14-month-old Lossin. Omar holds Lamar (left), age 4, and Lojain, 2.

In Germany, A Syrian Refugee Is Reunited With His Family

Syrian refugee Monzer Omar, who first spoke with NPR in 2015, has been living in Germany awaiting his wife and young children. After a 10-hour trek out of Syria, they were able to join him in January.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday that he's developing a plan to shut down the Rikers Island jail complex, seen in 2014.

Rikers Island Could Be Closed And Replaced With Smaller Jails Around New York City

Mayor Bill de Blasio is committed to replacing the notorious jail amid reports of widespread violence by inmates and guards but says it won't be quick or easy. One plan would cost $10 billion.

Gabby Williams of the Connecticut Huskies battles for the ball against Dominique Dillingham of the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs in the first half Friday night during the semifinal round of the 2017 NCAA Women's Final Four in Dallas.

Mississippi State Drops Powerhouse UConn, Will Face South Carolina For Title

The University of Connecticut women came into the semifinal riding a 111-game winning streak, including a 60-point beating of Mississippi State in last year's tourney. Friday, that all was wiped away.

Some of the paintings and pictures Amgad Naguib has collected over the years were displayed recently at a Cairo gallery. "When I walk into a place — a basement or a villa or an apartment — and I find a thick layer of dust," Naguib says, "my heart starts beating faster."

For Egyptian Collector, No Object's Too Dusty Or Trivial For 'Mosaic Of Our History'

Amgad Naguib collects old ticket stubs, wigs, letters and toothbrushes that he says tell Egypt's history. "I am sure I have more dresses and hats and handbags than you and all your friends," he says.

Mississippi State Defeats UConn In Final Four Upset

Friday night was one of the biggest upsets in college basketball history as Mississippi State upset UConn 66-64 in overtime at the Women's Final Four.

Activists hope a provocative new campaign will prod male riders of Mexico City's public transit system to change behavior toward female transit riders.

Anti-Harassment Campaign Startles Mexico City Subway Riders

Activists outfitted a subway seat with a nude male torso with prominent genitalia. They videotaped men's offended reactions, and hope to make them more sensitive to the many women who are accosted.

Ferris takes on real and imagined horrors in <em>My Favorite Thing Is Monsters.</em>

Fresh Air Weekend: Illustrator Emil Ferris; 'Devil And Webster'; For-Profit Colleges

Ferris had to learn to draw again after West Nile left her paralyzed. Maureen Corrigan reviews Jean Hanff Korelitz's new novel. Tressie McMillan Cottom says for-profit colleges sell "risky education."

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