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  • It's been a difficult and emotional week in Buffalo, N.Y., following last week's shootings at a local supermarket. The racist attack has jarred the community as the first funerals begin.
  • NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the first congressional hearings on UFOs — rebranded now as UAPs (Unexplained Aerial Phenomena) — in 52 years. Sadly, the search for intelligent life continues.
  • You can buy "full destroyed" high top sneakers. The sneakers come shredded and dirty. For a mere $1,850, you too, can look like you don't care how you look.
  • President Biden met his South Korean counterpart at the start of a tour of Asia. The two leaders discussed taking a tougher line with North Korea and increased economic competition and security.
  • Thailand remains relatively calm, despite the fact that the government was ousted Tuesday. The coup was led by the military, which has promised to turn the government over to civilians sometime in the next few weeks.
  • Chris Booker of the Chicago Tribune profiles the prizefighters readying for "Fight Night" at Chicago's United Center as the boxers punch bags, jump ropes and talk about their chosen profession. This sound portrait is part of the Hearing Voices radio project.
  • In early 1997, two old friends with an interest in music and a propensity for research began corresponding about a song that hadn't been much studied: "Old Man," a song recorded in 1941 by the singer Leadbelly. The song represents a tradition of music sung by American workers.
  • The Wildlife Conservation Society announces a new approach to tiger conservation: Scientists will focus not only on the tigers, but also on the safety of their prey and the actions of their human neighbors.
  • The Catholic Church has been grappling with an exodus of Latin Americans over the past few decades. A small yet growing segment of the Hispanic population is leaving Christianity altogether and converting to Islam -- and most of them are women.
  • Former President Trump is playing a big role on the Republican side — in states like Pennsylvania and North Carolina — endorsing Republican candidates who pledged loyalty to him.
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