On Sundays, Weekend Edition combines the news with colorful arts and human-interest features, appealing to the curious and eclectic. With a nod to traditional Sunday habits, the program offers a fix for diehard crossword addicts-word games and brainteasers with The Puzzlemaster, a.k.a. Will Shortz, puzzle editor of The New York Times. With Hansen on the sidelines, a caller plays the latest word game on the air while listeners compete silently at home. The NPR mailbag is proof that the competition to go head-to-head with Shortz is rather vigorous.
Another trademark of Sunday's program is "Voices in the News," a montage of sound bites from the past week, poignant in its simplicity. Hansen also engages listeners in her discussions with regular contributors, who cover a wide range of national and international issues.
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NPRs Ayesha Rascoe talks to The Roanoke Raven, a local Virginia "superhero" who highlights the work of nonprofits at events and in social media videos.
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American men haven't clinched the Men's U.S. Open in more than two decades. Ben Shelton, 23, from Florida faces German, Alexander Zverev — whom he has never beat — in Sunday's tennis final.
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100 years ago, silent film star Buster Keaton filmed The General in Cottage Grove, Ore. Fans are gathering there to celebrate the making of an epic early film.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks University of Southampton's Thomas Dekeyser about worries AI is becoming fatally out of control.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with New York Magazine critic Alison Willmore about what's playing at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Trump's tariffs and insults have fueled fury across Canada — fundamentally changing how Canadians see their closest neighbor.
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South Florida immigration courts descend into upheaval; Haitians there meet the end of TPS with fear and resilience; and we check in on the long-delayed promise to outfit ICE agents with body cameras.
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Following the midterm convention in Dallas, President Trump's $5,000 campaign promise has generated attention, but not belief. And, Vice President JD Vance characterizes Democrats as extremists.
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CBS' 60 Minutes returns to the air tonight with a new look, several new faces and under new management.
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Limited public discussion of the trust fund's shortfall has experts worried that most Americans don't fully understand the problems Social Security faces — or weigh in on solutions.