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This week's news features the making of ELEW, another "jazz is dead" debate, and Chicago music history from long ago and the present day alike. Plus, Ron Carter on bass evolution, Phil Schaap on economics, a new Wayne Shorter album and Miles Davis for Japanese liquor.

Vänskä pleads for both sides to work together in Minnesota, Muti declines to make a statement and a monocled (!) tenor signs to DG: the stories you must know and a guide to all the news that's fit to link. And a composer exols the durability of the orchestra and the versatility of scissors.

NPR's Mike Pesca compares the old Tiger Woods to the Tiger Woods of now, and makes the case that luck has finally come into play for the top-flight golfer. Pesca lays out his arguments with host Rachel Martin.

Majerle Lister lives part-time with his grandmother on the Navajo Nation reservation. He's driven by social justice issues and, after backing Bernie Sanders, is reluctantly supporting Hillary Clinton.

As stay-at-home orders set in across the country, Americans are still buying more staple foods than normal, but the spikes in purchases are slightly calmer than a few weeks ago.

Also: As "fiscal cliff" looms, scenarios multiply; New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo will reportedly seek $30 billion in disaster aid; the BBC's head of news steps down; Italy is pounded by heavy rains.

Also: Defense Secretary Mattis warns Syria against using chemical weapons again; Tesla is recalling thousands of cars for a potential brake problem; and musician Cuba Gooding Sr. dies.

Also: A cyber security firm alleges Russia tried to hack a French presidential candidate's campaign; Hollywood writers authorize a strike; and people in Phoenix can try self-driving cars.

Also: The Cassini spacecraft completes its first 'dive' past Saturn's rings; there's been an explosion near the airport in Damascus, Syria; and senators attend a White House briefing on North Korea.

Also: President Trump lifts a government hiring freeze; ex-Iranian president Ahmadinejad says he's running again; and Germany investigates possible militant links to bombings near a soccer team bus.

Also: Tennessee's deadly fires that killed 7 people may be human-caused; today is World Aids Day; and courts in India have set new rules for patriotism - in movie theaters.

Also: Michigan prosecutors will investigate the Flint water crisis; a U.N. panel calls for sanctions against South Sudan; and a new Beatrix Potter story about Peter Rabbit is discovered.

Also: South Korea claims North Korea is planning another nuclear test; a blizzard strikes the upper Plains; and somebody mysteriously returns a rare, stolen tortoise to an Australian zoo.

Also: Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic faces a verdict on war crimes charges; a spring blizzard hits Denver; and North Carolina's governor signs a bill limiting some LGBT protections.

Also: Flash flooding in Pakistan kills dozens; investigators don't know why an Amtrak train hit a piece of equipment on the track yesterday; and Native American historian Joe Medicine Crow dies.

Also: President-elect Trump visits North Carolina for one of his "Thank You" rallies; the U.S. will return land to Japan on Okinawa; and a transformer fire caused foam to fill a Philadelphia street.

Also: Stock markets start the day at record highs; a federal judge halts Michigan's recount of presidential ballots; and the Surgeon General warns e-cigarette use is a danger for teens.

Also: It's the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack; Syrian troops move farther into Aleppo; and opening arguments are set for today in the South Carolina church shooting trial.

Also: Tornadoes injure at least 10 people in Kentucky; Brazil's president faces removal from office; and a dating site matches Canadians with Americans who want to move if Donald Trump is President.

Also: The Atlantic hurricane season opens today; developing countries spend more on renewable energy; and Illinois lawmakers fail to reach a state budget for the second year in a row.