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What started out as a peaceful sit-in against redevelopment plans for a park in Istanbul has erupted into wider political protests.

Along with six dozen fellow U.S. Army nurses, Manning was captured while treating soldiers in the Philippines in 1942. The nurses, held prisoner for 33 months, were known as the "Angels of Bataan and Corregidor."

President Obama is using his bully pulpit to push for his plan to keep student loan interest rates from doubling. At a White House Rose Garden event, Obama urged students and parents to lean on their congressional representatives.

Memorial Stadium and the A&M-Commerce Soccer Field are getting new turf and the track is also being renovated. Josh Jorgensen discussed this and the new…

Dallas Green, once a member of the post-hardcore group Alexisonfire, now makes much quieter music on his own. His fourth solo album, recorded under the name City and Colour, is The Hurry and the Harm.

The collapse of the I-5 bridge in Washington last month has once again raised questions about the state of the nation's infrastructure. But there is no consensus on how to tackle the problem, or how to pay for solutions.

Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon takes note of two instances of sandwich throwing, aimed at the Australian prime minister.

ESPN sports commentator Howard Bryant talks to Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon about the week's top sports stories, including the NBA conference finals, the NHL, and Serena Williams' dominance at the French Open tennis championships.

Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon speaks with Canadian linguist James Harbeck about his collection and phonetic translation of annoying teenage sounds.

Still recovering from the devastating tornado two weeks ago, parts of Okalahoma were struck again with intense storms and tornadoes Friday night. Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon talks with Kurt Gwartney of member station KGOU about the lastest there.