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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Brookings' David Wessel about the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, both globally and in the U.S.

The Texas A&M University-Commerce women's basketball team will tip off in the opening game of the Lone Star Conference basketball championship tournament…

USA Gymnastics said it "completely embraces the requirements" set by the U.S. Olympic Committee. Sexual abuser and former team doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison this week.

The final Grand Slam of the year isn't lacking in drama. Third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz lost to no. 74 Botic van de Zandschulp in a stunning upset, while Naomi Osaka's comeback hopes were dashed.

Susan Davis asks Illinois Republican Rep. Rodney Davis about security at the U.S. Capitol.

From member station KPBS, Scott Horsley reports on the latest fast food craze in California. Jollibee is a Filipino chain that serves up classic American food with a taste of the islands: hamburgers are topped with pineapple, and dessert pies are filled with mango.

Commentator Bill Harley reflects on the fact that Pete Seeger once accidentally left his banjo on top of a car. It was lost but later returned. Harley himself has left a guitar in many places, and sympathizes with Pete.

It was forty years ago today that "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," sung by Brian Hyland, written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss, topped the charts.

After the U.S. embargo against Cuba began, the Dominican Republic became the world's top cigar exporter. But now, talk of ending the embargo has lit up a cigar war between the two countries.

NPR's Tom Goldman ruminates on the unusually sweet taste of victory for sports fans in Oregon, after the state placed two teams in the top 10 final college football rankings.