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Audie Cornish and Robert Siegel offer a summary of what's now known about the two big stories of the day: the shot-down Malaysian jet, and the mounting Israeli ground invasion in the Gaza Strip.

Israel said Sunday that it has recovered the bodies of three more hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack that ignited the ongoing 20-month war in the Gaza Strip.

Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz puts NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro, challenge winner Muriel Kranowski, and Roy Wood Jr. of The Daily Show to the test this week with a BBC-themed puzzle.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will return to power, but his position in the new parliament has been greatly weakened following Israel's election. New York Times Jerusalem bureau chief Jodi Rudoren explains how the results will reshuffle Israel's coalition politics.

After decades of U.S. policy saying the disputed city of Jerusalem should be settled in peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians, the Trump administration made Jerusalem Israel's capital.

Homelessness has reached crisis levels in Los Angeles. Also, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a primary challenge and the State Department recalled the U.S. ambassador to Zambia.

While issues around masking remain polarized, there are growing calls for a post-omicron off-ramp for kids and masks.

Here, Thompson discusses his new album, Electric, and performs selections from it live in the studio.

There is a history of well-heeled commanders in chief. "I still think it is possible for a person of modest means to become president — if the conditions are just right," one presidential historian says. "But wealth has always been a major qualifying factor for the presidency."

The looming federal government shutdown and efforts to defund Obamacare are capturing political headlines Monday morning.