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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Any contact with law enforcement can now have major consequences for immigrants caught up in the Trump administration's crackdown. This has been especially tough for foreign students.
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We look ahead to President Trump's meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, as well as comments he made in an interview with NBC News regarding a potential recession.
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Millions of Americans take over-the-counter pain meds, but many don't understand how they work or the risks involved in taking them. We look at best practices for taking non-prescription pain drugs.
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A twin takes her influencer twin's identity in the satirical novel "Julie Chan is Dead." NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with first-time author Liann Zhang.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Michigan Public listener Michael Feiten of Highland, Mich., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz. -
The billionaire investor, now 94, also said he would be resigning as CEO at the end of the year. He spoke at Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting known as "Woodstock for Capitalists." -
The proposal would cut off rental subsidies after two years for able-bodied adults. Advocates warn if enacted, the White House plan would tip many low-income renters over the edge into homelessness. -
Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers. -
As he prepares to enter the seclusion of a conclave to elect a new pope, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, reflects on diversity and sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. -
Fifty years after the end of the Vietnam War, a look back at the legacy of one of Communist Vietnam's best-known state radio announcers.
