Weekend Edition Sunday
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The program wraps up the week's news and offers a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest stories.
Florida Gov. DeSantis leads a nationwide shift to politicizing school board races
Governor Ron DeSantis is reshaping school boards in Florida. He's exerting control over local school policies, including how they teach children about race and sexual orientation.
31 members of a white nationalist group were arrested for planning to riot at Pride
by Odette Yousef
A far-right group protested Pride festivities in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Saturday, reflecting a larger movement across the country that has made LGBTQ communities feel less safe.
Janet Napolitano first administered DACA as homeland security secretary 10 years ago
by Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe talks with former Department of Homeland Security Sec. Janet Napolitano about the upcoming 10th anniversary of DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
How Buffalo is coping, one month later
by Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Phylicia Brown of Buffalo, N.Y., about how the community is doing after a mass shooting at a local grocery store on May 14.
A drug for HIV appears to reverse a type of memory loss in mice
by Jon Hamilton
A recent study finds an HIV drug can reverse memory loss in aging mice. This type of memory helps humans do things like associate a name with a face and typically starts to decline in middle age.
Politics chat: Biden struggles with inflation; Jan. 6 committee hearings continue
by Scott Detrow
Inflation continues to challenge the Biden administration. Meanwhile, the select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues public hearings.
People who drive for a living question profitability with the surge in gas prices
by Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe asks Dennis Briggs how inflationary pressures such as higher gas prices are affecting his Pittsburgh transportation business.
Russia has achieved at least one of its war goals: return Ukrainian water to Crimea
by Jason Beaubien
Access to water for the Crimean peninsula was one of the issues that led to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Police in El Salvador have arrested over 36,000 people to curb gang violence
by Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe talks with Amnesty International's Arjun Chaudhuri about the state of emergency in El Salvador which has led to mass arrests of civilians.
'Nightcrawling' follows a woman who turns to sex work to support her family
by Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with author Leila Mottley about her new novel, Nightcrawling, about a young Black woman in Oakland, Calif., who turns to prostitution to support herself and her family.
College debt is one of the largest financial burdens young people face today
by Ayesha Rascoe
Nearly half of college students who take out loans for school don't finish within six years. Isabelle Praget is struggling with this kind of debt, and she speaks with Ayesha Rascoe about it.
Texas funded police training for active shooters, but it failed in Uvalde
by Martin Kaste
School police officers are trained in the best practices for stopping an active shooter. The law requires it, and there's money to pay for it. And yet, that training seems to have failed in Uvalde.
TV stations pull controversial ads targeting Democratic Senate nominee Cheri Beasley
by Rusty Jacobs
TV stations in North Carolina have pulled controversial ads targeting Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Cheri Beasley.