Weekend Edition

Virtuoso guitarist Sunny War is releasing her first album for the first time. It's called Seems You Haven't Learned.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Matt Ripa of the Catholic University of America about finding one of the dresses Judy Garland wore while filming The Wizard of Oz.

Master Sgt. Alvy Powell Jr. sang opera at some of country's most decorated institutions during his 26 years in the U.S. Army Chorus. At StoryCorps, he told his sister that she's his inspiration.

In his first trip as Attorney General, Merrick Garland headed home to Chicago to launch a new gun strike force. He met with police and community leaders.

The Minneapolis Police Department is short-staffed, even as violent crime has surged. The city and its residents are improvising as they argue over what the future of policing should look like.

With the Delta variant fueling a new surge in the U.S., a growing chorus of pubic health experts are calling for everyone to mask back up, especially indoors, and to use good masks that fit.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Illinois State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz about a new law that would make Asian-American history a mandatory part of the state's public school curriculum.

Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez is suing the paper and a former executive editor. She alleges she was barred from covering Me Too-related stories because she is a sexual assault survivor.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to artist Judy Chicago about her new memoir, The Flowering. Chicago is most known for her multimedia installation, The Dinner Party.

NPR's Anamaria Sayre explains the significance of the Cuban protest song, "Patria Y Vida."

Republican leaders urge the unvaccinated to roll up their sleeves; Plus, increased pressure is for infrastructure talks.

Hundreds of thousands of displaced people are gathering in relocation centers south of Xinjiang following deadly floods in central China.