NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with musician Yungblud about his new eponymous album, featuring songs that focus on the importance of self-acceptance.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Washington Post reporter Kelyn Soong about the rigorous fitness standards for World Cup referees.

The World Cup semifinals will feature two thrilling matchups. Morocco, the first African nation to advance this far in a World Cup, will take on defending champion France. Argentina will play Croatia.

What's in a name anyway? In the era of search engines, there might be some confusion! A band named Wednesday faces that issue now that there's a new hit Netflix show named ... "Wednesday."

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's departure from the Democratic Party could set up a tricky Arizona election in 2024. Also, Congress faces a budget deadline this week.

The last time astronauts landed on the moon was 50 years ago today. The vehicle NASA is preparing for the next journey returns from a test flight this afternoon.

A British zoo has welcomed the birth of a rare Malayan tapir. Fewer than 2,500 of the animals are estimated to remain in their natural habitats in southeast Asia.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Bora Chung, author of "Cursed Bunny," a collection of offbeat, surreal short stories newly translated from Korean into English.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to filmmaker Ramin Bahrani about his new documentary about the creator of the modern bulletproof vest.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Dana Cummings, a participant in this year's Para Surfing World Championships in Pismo Beach, Calif.

Donald Trump has called for "the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution" so he can be returned to the White House.

Many kids are getting sick at the same time. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Vox senior public health reporter Dr. Keren Landman about the concept of "immunity debt."

Using special technology, researchers in England have discovered the name of a woman, along with doodles, in the margins of an English medieval religious text.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to former Ukrainian deputy health minister Mladena Kachurets about the brutal cold millions of Ukrainians are facing without power to heat their homes.

The OPEC Plus group of oil producers, which includes Russia, meets Sunday on the eve of new Western efforts to curb Russia's oil revenues.

In New York City, Mayor Eric Adams plans to move homeless people with seeming mental illness to hospitals, possibly involuntarily.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to culture writer Adrienne Matei about a new model of masculinity that's emerging on TV among America's cartoon dads.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Fr. Ted Parker and former NBA player Earl Cureton about a project to restore Detroit's famous St. Cecilia's basketball gym.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with composer Miguel Atwood-Ferguson about Lincoln Center's orchestral tribute to the Notorious B.I.G.

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Colorado Springs councilmember Nancy Henjum about the shooting at Club Q nightclub there.