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Jobless claims hit 6.6 million in today's report, doubling the grim milestone reached last week. The numbers are released weekly by the U.S. Department of Labor.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Justin Nelson, co-lead counsel for Dominion Voting Systems, about its $787 million settlement with Fox News over the falsehoods it aired about the 2020 election.

NPR's Noel King talks to Jim Buzinski of Outsports.com about defensive end Carl Nassib who came out in an Instagram post, saying he has agonized over the moment for 15 years.

Taiwan is hit by its strongest earthquake in nearly 25 years. Wisconsin's "uninstructed" voters sent President Biden a strong message on the war in Gaza. A Texas immigration law faces crucial test.

Most corners of the country harbor old or erroneous markers of some kind. An NPR investigation examines the proliferation of Confederate markers and a century-long effort to recast the Civil War.

President Bush signed a $700 billion financial bailout package Friday, shortly after the U.S. House passed the rescue measure. The action paved the way for the government to start buying up troubled assets from financial institutions caught on the wrong side of record home foreclosures.

Robert Hass, the former poet laureate of the United States, explores one of Walt Whitman's most iconic poems, Song of Myself — and shares his opinion about why the poem still resonates 155 years after it was written.

Passover and Easter are important times for faith and family, but they're also big occasions for food. Guest host Celeste Headlee is joined by Mexican chef Pati Jinich to help add some spice to your holiday table.

President Joe Biden said Saturday that he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "hurting Israel more than helping Israel" in how he is approaching its war against Hamas in Gaza.

NPR's Tonya Mosley talks with Brian Morgenstern, the White House deputy press secretary, about relief bill negotiations and the ongoing pandemic.

It may be graphic, it may be violent, but author and humorist Mishna Wolff has purchased no less than three copies of Hubert Selby Jr.'s Last Exit to Brooklyn. As much as she is revolted by the characters' flaws, she is inspired by their courage.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Andrea Bernstein, co-host of the podcast Trump, Inc., from WNYC and ProPublica, about the legal threats facing President Trump beyond the Mueller investigation.

The king of ragtime published his hit tune 120 years ago. Pianist Lara Downes believes the piece helped shape the future of American music.

In the wake of the pandemic, people are starting to wonder why at-home tests aren't more common.

Raj Panjabi, who leads the White House pandemic office, says that cases seen in the U.S. so far haven't been severe, and that even in larger outbreaks in poorer countries, few people have died.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Egyptian human rights activist Sanaa Seif about her brother, a well-known activist involved with Egypt's 2011 uprising, who completed his new book from prison.

President Obama said Monday that U.S. banks that received bailout funds from taxpayers must help rebuild the economy. Do banks owe U.S. taxpayers anything beyond repayment of money borrowed from the Troubles Assets Relief Program? Alex Pollock, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, and Robert Shapiro, chairman of the economic advisory firm Sonecon, offer their insight.

NPR's Scott Simon and Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media discuss a pair of undefeated runs in the NFL and NBA, plus the latest from the ATP Finals in Italy.

The Masters is well under way and A Martinez from member station KPCC is here to talk golf with guest host Tess Vigeland. Plus, Kentucky coach John Calipari's new book and the future of the NCAA.

The St. Petersburg City Council on Thursday said the Tampa Bay Rays can look for a new home in the Tampa Bay area.The council voted 5-to-3 to approve…

We drove out to two small cities in Minnesota's 8th Congressional District to ask voters about their views ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections.

Blume says her time in Miami Beach in the late '40s was the most important time in her childhood. Starring Sally J. Freedman As Herself is a slightly fictionalized autobiography of Blume's life there.

The Mississippi River has been flooding for more than six weeks. Davenport, Iowa, has witnessed record flooding, especially in its downtown areas, and is bracing for more rain later this week.

The Food and Drug Administration is working with Ecuadorian authorities to investigate Negasmart, who has been supplying cinnamon to the three recalled applesauce brands.

After a tough week for the GOP in Congress, NPR's Don Gonyea talks with Republican Rep. Charlie Dent about what's next for the party.