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An Scottish man won the prestigious 21st Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championships on Saturday. We learn from Dr. Izhar Khan about his secret to winning porridge.

Former U.S. poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Philip Levine died on Saturday at the age of 87. In Levine's memory, we air his reading of the poem "What Work Is."

The list, which picks five promising writers under 35 years old, includes Phil Klay, an Iraq War veteran longlisted for this year's National Book Award. Also: An unpublished Bond story gets new life.

Stephanie (Blake Lively) trains to become a super-assassin to avenge the murder of her parents in this well-paced, well-directed, but poorly scripted Bond knockoff.

Mark Schatzker, a lifelong steak lover, was disappointed in the steaks he was eating. So Schatzker set off on a quest to find the very best piece of beef in the world — a quest that took him from feedlots in Texas, to French cave paintings of prehistoric cattle, to the Argentine pampas.

President Biden visits New Mexico today to get a briefing on wildfires. The governor and many locals are upset that the largest was started by prescribed burns the U.S. Forest Service let escape.

The coffin travels more than 100 miles to the royal Palace of Holyroodhouse in the Scottish capital. Eventually, the queen's body will be taken to London for the Sept. 19 funeral.

An estimated 94 Malaysians were believed to have been at the campsite in Batang Kali when the incident occurred, a district police chief said. At least 53 people were rescued without harm.

NPR's Lilly Quiroz brings us a postcard from Guatemala about Lake Atitlán, considered to be one of the most beautiful lakes in the world.

The number of children who were burned to death in a school dormitory in central Kenya has risen to at least 21, while dozens of boys remain unaccounted for.

Residents say current estimates of the death toll are above 100, although authorities have not confirmed this figure. Villagers said the number of people killed could be much higher.

Often thought of as a solidly blue state, Washington has a history of very tight elections for governor. This year’s matchup is one of the only competitive gubernatorial races in the country.

The genocide trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt ended Friday with a conviction. A panel of judges found him guilty after a six-week proceeding. Rios Montt, however, denies responsibility for massacres and other crimes committed against Mayans during his 1982-1983 rule.

After more than a week of civil disobedience across Guatemala, the capital city came to a standstill Monday as protestors vowed to resist an apparent attempt to overturn the presidential election.

The R&B singer from Inglewood, CA made his performance a family affair, dedicating it to his late godson, with his mother and older brother on backup vocals.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Joan Suits and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Once part of Digable Planets, Butler continues to be a hip-hop innovator. He stays connected to new music through his son Jazz, who records as Lil Tracy.

On the next Charlotte Talks, alcohol consumption. Increasingly, the medical community has issued warnings about the safety of drinking alcohol – even one drink per day – due to links between that and cancer. On the flip side of consuming something potentially harmful is the concept of food as medicine, one being acted on by a cooperative effort between a behavioral health facility and a Charlotte chef.

Ninety-eight years ago, the Carolina Theatre was born. It closed in 1978 and has sat vacant for nearly half its lifetime — 47 years. Now, it’s set to make a comeback. After years of construction, the theater has been restored to its former glory but also as a state-of-the-art masterpiece.

Hurricane Helene has left destruction in its wake for western North Carolina and other parts of the U.S. Southeast. Here's a list of resources for donating, volunteering, and more, in the Carolinas.