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Top seed Novak Djokovic is through to the men's singles final at Wimbledon after beating Juan Martin del Potro in an epic semifinal match. Andy Murray stands in Djokovic's way, making the finals for the second year in a row. Murray lost the 2012 Championship final to Roger Federer.

It's the time of the season when love for pop music runs high. Summer is officially here, and an unofficial competition is underway to crown 2013's "Song of the Summer." We're talking about those unavoidable pop anthems that are played over and over again on the radio, at the beach and out the window of passing cars. You can't escape them — you can only hope to enjoy them. NPR Music curated a list featuring more than 100 of the hits from the last 50 years.

Across the Midwest this summer, scientists are wading into 100 streams to collect water samples and check cages for fish eggs. It's part of a large study to understand how pesticides and agricultural chemicals from farms are affecting the nation's streams.

Dynamite Hill is a section in Birmingham so nicknamed because Ku Klux Klan members regularly bombed its streets during the Civil Rights era. NAACP attorney Arthur Shores had a home in this middle-class African-American neighborhood.

Cairo's emblematic Tahrir Square and nearby approaches to the River Nile are largely empty and debris-strewn today. At least 30 were killed in cashes between supporters and opponents of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.

Battles between supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi and those who pushed for his removal from office left at least 36 people dead and more than 1,000 wounded. It's feared there will be more fighting.

It's the first "Grand Slam" title for Bartoli, who defeated Germany's Sabine Lisicki in straight sets. The men's final on Sunday matches Novak Djokovic of Serbia against Scotland's Andy Murray.

Most of the victims were students at a boarding school. The Islamist group known as Boko Haram is suspected. Both the militants and government forces have been accused of using brutal force in recent years.

Also: Man arrested with firebombs in Seattle had maps of area colleges; at George Zimmerman's trial, mothers disagree about whose voice is on key recording; NBA's Dwight Howard opts to sign with the Houson Rockets.

After word that the Nobel Peace Prize winner would be appointed, the office of the interim president said Mohamed ElBaradei has not officially been chosen.