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A 1938 law created "exploitative and discriminatory" job programs and should be phased out, marking a new milestone in the debate over "sheltered workshops," the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights says.

Lots of questions remain about President Trump's condition. NPR discusses his health and medical treatment and what would be the best safety protocols for the White House to follow.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Olivia Troye, a former aide to Vice President Pence. She says that President Trump's pandemic response is a failure and that she will vote for Joe Biden.

On Tuesday, every local Board of Elections in North Carolina starts processing absentee ballots. A record number of these ballots are being cast this year…

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle, creators and stars of Hulu's PEN15, about capturing teen girlhood in all its awkward glory.

A trillion dollars worth of American farmland will change hands in the coming years. Wealthy investors are likely to buy more of it with the power to shape rural communities and the environment.

Millions of home listings on Realtor.com now include information about climate change-driven flood risk. Other real estate sites are holding off.

Knight has written a series of books about "mental decluttering" — her latest is called F*ck No! "Most people will take no for an answer much more easily than you think they will," she says.

China's diplomacy has taken a strikingly "undiplomatic" turn, analysts say, as it counters U.S. accusations of starting the coronavirus.

Some states are allowing movie theaters to reopen, but will they? Big theater chains say no, so it's up to independent theater owners who are "proceeding with an abundance of caution."

In the HBO drama, a young woman is drugged and sexually assaulted — and then must piece together what happened to her. Coel wrote, directed and stars in the show, which is based on her own experience.

Anne Applebaum writes in Twilight of Democracy that heir to fears and hatreds, even advanced societies are straining under repeated blows: protracted war, economic disruptions, migration, a pandemic.

http://66.225.205.104/JR20110714.mp3 Economist John Connaughton presents a quarterly economic forecast. Jobs, jobs, jobs! Politicians and booster groups…

It was a week of cross country campaigning for President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. NPR's Scott Horsley and Ari Shapiro were there and join Weekend Edition host Scott Simon to talk about the campaign.

While better treatment options are being developed for patients with Crohn's, doctors still don't know what causes the disease. Russell Cohen, co-director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at the University of Chicago Medicine, provides an update on current research.

Scientists say the next decade is crucial for slowing climate change. To catch up, President Biden's environmental policies will have to move faster than any in history.

Musicians have long memorialized tragedies. But a new video about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings from psych-pop artist Jackson Scott raises a question: Are some subjects off limits?

Low initial vaccine uptake among staffers in nursing homes has ignited debates about whether to penalize, persuade or simply pay them more to get the vaccine. But a little patience might work best.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Elana Sigall about her story for Chalkbeaton the debate between parents and teachers about returning to in-person learning.

Author Ken Wells layers his new novel with love, corruption and Cajun cuisine. Jacki Lyden talks with Wells about Crawfish Mountain, a story about big oil and the Louisiana wetlands.