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The recent transfer of Venezuelan migrants to Martha's Vineyard resembles the "Reverse Freedom Rides" of 60 years ago, when white supremacist groups bused Black southerners to the North.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to journalist Ike Swetlitz about the current shortage of the attention deficit disorder drug, Adderall.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis flew 50 migrants to Martha's Vineyard Wednesday to protest immigration policy. Local authorities have now moved them to a military base nearby.

The late Peruvian singer Yma Sumac would have turned 100 years old this week, a fantastic excuse to examine her legacy and listen to her nearly five octave voice.

On the outskirts of the recently liberated town of Izium, investigators have found what Ukrainian officials are calling a mass grave. It is now being inspected for possible evidence of war crimes.

India held a day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II. But her death has largely prompted indifference, or even anger, in the Commonwealth's biggest country.

The Justice Department is appealing part of a judge's order that could potentially delay the investigation into how White House documents ended up in former President Trump's Florida home.

New York Yankee Aaron Judge is approaching 62 home runs in a single season, which Scott Simon considers to be the true record, as those who have surpassed it used performance enhancing drugs.

Chess fans have questions after Hans Niemann's win over world champion Magnus Carlsen. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Caleb Wetherell, who runs Pawnalyze, a chess analysis website, about the outcome.

How has the rollout of the new COVID-19 vaccine boosters gone so far? Shots are plentiful, waits are short, but demand is uncertain.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Dennis Pierce of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen about the union's tentative deal with freight rail operators that seems to have averted a strike.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to author Ling Ma about "Bliss Montage," her new collection of surrealistic short stories.

Former President Trump's lawyers and the Justice Department provided names for a special master to review materials seized at Mar-a-Lago. Both sides differ over how the review should proceed.

The political ramifications of the court filings for a special master to review government documents seized at Mar-a-Lago. Also, signs the economy may work to the Democrats' advantage in November.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Phil Manzanera, the lead guitarist of Roxy Music, about the influential band's 50th anniversary and upcoming world tour.

Jeff German was known as a thorough and fair investigative reporter, whose killing shocked his colleagues and readers. A Las Vegas-area official was charged for the crime.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Terri Rhodes of the Disability Management Employer Coalition about people with long COVID and the benefits of keeping them in the workforce.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jonathan Shaub about the role of executive privilege in the legal battle over government documents found at Mar-a-Lago. Shaub teaches law at the University of Kentucky.

Scott Simon remembers the life and work of Anne Garrels, the formrer NPR foreign correspondent who died this week at the age of 71.

Sweltering heat isn't the only problem this weekend in California. A tropical storm is bringing flooding to the southern half of the state. And wildfires are making the air quality bad.