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Scheffler ties course record at France's Le Golf National to win gold for the United States

Hear the up-and-coming duo Mix dark American folk music and styles of Eastern Europe at Newport.

Robert talks with classical guitarist Eliot Fisk. Fisk shares his life story with Robert... particularly, about how an attempt to bring the family together with music and a banjo led him to the great guitarist Andres Segovia. Now Fisk's life parallels the late Segovia and has released a recordings featuring transcriptions of Segovia's work. Eliot Fisk's latest CD is called Segovia: Canciones Populares. It's available on the Musicmasters Label. If not available at record stores locally, call J & R Music World, at 1-800-221-8180 to order.

President Bush's choice head the CIA, Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden, begins his confirmation hearings before the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) and senators from both parties are expected to grill Hayden on issues of privacy and national security, particularly the role of the NSA in collecting the phone records of ordinary Americans.

Led by Congo-born singer Marie Dualne, Zap Mama combines musical styles from throughout the African diaspora to create an earthy R&B vibe. Here, the group brings its soulful multicultural mashup to a live performance on Mountain Stage.

Corneille Nyungura, known simply as Corneille, presents his unique sound to American audiences with the new album, The Birth of Cornelius.

The L.A. singer performs the title cut from his new album, which evokes the sounds of vintage R&B.

The new collection of nearly 100 poems does what its title says — a CD included with the book features many of the 73 authors reading their work.

The Federal Election Commission is giving twelve and a half million dollars each to the Republicans and Democrats for their national nominating conventions. But that public funding is matched, or exceeded, by what corporations are spending on the conventions. The exact amount may not be known until after the fall elections. These private contributions often take the form of donations to convention host committees and unregulated gifts of goods and services to the political parties. Some political observers wonder if private spending is buying influence beyond the reach of most voters. From Chicago, N-P-R's Cheryl Devall reports.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Jenzi Silverman from St. Louis Park, Minn. She listens to Weekend Edition Sunday on member station KNOW in Minneapolis.)

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Wendell Shaffer from Stillwater, OK. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station KOSU in Stillwater.)

President Trump has appointed engineering firm head Kevin J. McOmber to regional administrator for the EPA’s Southeast region.

The American call for racial justice has led to a heated debate over attitudes about skin tones — and caused some lightening creams, like Fair & Lovely from Unilever, to change their names.

North Carolina lawmakers have left Raleigh for the next week. The General Assembly has begun a spring recess. Among the legislation lawmakers acted on…

The streaming service reportedly plans to adapt A Series of Unfortunate Events into a TV show. In news of another stream, the Globe Theatre has put dozens of its Shakespeare productions online.

Recycled blue jeans, solar panels and smart phones all helped make homes more energy efficient in this year's Solar Decathlon. Twenty teams are in the nation's capital, vying for the top prize in architecture, engineering and other fields. Winners will be announced later this week.

In episode 5, we hear about what happens with the DNA sample police collected of the man Linda identified as her attacker through an internet search. We…

Waiting in long lines means lost productivity, but there can be bigger costs to sloppy security.

The North Carolina Agriculture Department is trying to educate manufacturers and sellers of products containing cannabidiol or CBD oil. The department is…

The Mad Menstar will answer three questions about the canned meat product with a verrrry long shelf life.