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NPR's Adrian Ma plays the puzzle with North Country Public Radio listener Sarah Baldwin and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

We'll have the latest on the attack by Gaza militants on Israel, as well as the Israeli military's response.

Eight states voted on Tuesday. California Democrats look like they will avoid getting shut out of key House races. Republican John Cox got on the ballot for governor to face Democrat Gavin Newsom.

Gavin Grimm was a high school student in Virginia when his local school board denied him access to the boys' bathroom. His case has stretched for years; now a federal judge has decided in his favor.

Michelle Smith, a women's basketball writer for ESPNW, offers a preview of Tuesday's NCAA women's basketball final.

Sad news from the sports world: UNC coach Dean Smith passed away Saturday night. Mike Pesca of Slate.com's The Gist podcast tells NPR's Rachel Martin what kind of coach Smith was.

The Senate confirmed Antony Blinken as President Biden's secretary of state on Tuesday. The vote was 78-22. As the top U.S. diplomat, Blinken will face an array of national security challenges.

Florida State University’s next president is an academic who hails from one of the best schools in the country. Richard McCullough says his working-class background and public school education has prepared him to lead Florida State University into its next phase, as it tries to climb into the top-tier of higher education research institutions in the United States.

At many newspapers, the top priority these days is how best to prop up revenues. But the family that owns The Anniston Star in Alabama is quietly planning to devote the paper's profits to training new generations of reporters.

Adam Carolla, who has successfully made the transition from radio to podcasting, says his popular CarCast podcast was inspired by public radio's Car Talk, only his show is funnier. Carolla has two podcasts in the iTunes Top 10.

A top European Union official on Sunday rejected the notion that Europe faces "civilizational erasure," pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration.

Harold Martin was arrested on Aug. 27; his case was made public Wednesday. Authorities say a search of his home found multiple top secret documents "obtained from sensitive intelligence."

President Trump says his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is back on for June 12 in Singapore. The announcement follows a White House meeting with Kim's top deputy Kim Yong Chol.

You'd think that the popular kids don't get picked on, but as a teenager's social status rises, they're more apt to be bullied. Increased social combat may be to blame.

One man said he and his family retreated to the attic of his home because the water had reached the top of the door frame.

A growing number of advocacy groups, politicians and officials are calling to ban wet markets worldwide, given concerns about the spread of disease. But enforcing such a ban would be a challenge.

Three weeks after Capt. Brett Crozier was relieved of his command of a coronavirus-infected aircraft carrier by a Navy official who has since resigned, top Navy brass want him back on his ship.

Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, will nominally be in charge of the world's second-largest economy now facing some of its worst prospects in years.

The Magnum XL-200 at Ohio's Cedar Point amusement park promises high speeds and fast turns. Thrill-seekers got a little extra excitement when the ride stopped at the top of its signature plunge.

Do you know why ice forms on the top of a pond? Or that red hair is the rarest? Kee Malesky does. The venerable NPR librarian has been dubbed "the source of all human knowledge." She shares her fact-finding prowess with the world in a new book, All Facts Considered.