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Puerto Rico has been devastated by Hurricane Maria, one of the strongest storms to hit in decades. Scott Simon talks with Christina Villalba of Puerto Rico's emergency management agency.

The comic, actor and filmmaker came to the U.S. from El Salvador in his 20s. "This movie deals with the problem of immigration, but I think of it as a very silly, happy and joyful movie," he says.

Denaturalization is a tactic heavily used during the McCarthy era and one that was expanded during the Obama administration and grew further during President Trump's first term. It's a tool usually used in only the most serious and rare of cases: dealing with Nazis or war criminals.

The state's highest court will now consider a deal that would allow the Onion to license the Infowars brand name and turn the show into a mockery of itself.

NPR's John McChesney reports on the one-dollar-per-head fee cattle producers must pay when they sell cattle. The money goes in large part to finance commercials that promote beef consumption. But some ranchers say forcing them to pay for the campaign violates their constitutional rights.

Commentator Marianne Jennings says businesses use all kinds of terms these days to describe cash demands. Not only is there a "shelf-space slotting fee" that food manufacturers pay to grocery retailers for prime shelf placement, and publishers pay "display fees" to book chains for prime window and floor spaces. Jennings says that whatever the fees are called, she thinks they're just bribes.

When it comes to Black Twitter, filmmaker Prentice Penny says "no one is above being joked on." His Hulu docuseries charts the voices and movements that made it a force in politics and culture.

Maysaloun Hamoud's In Between highlights the challenges young Palestinian women face in Israel as they try to live amid contradictory expectations. Hamoud has received death threats since its release.

Hurricane Harvey was a wake-up call for petrochemical plants along the Gulf Coast to rethink their plans for major floods. Companies are starting to plan for larger, more severe storms.

So far there's been drama in nearly every series in the first round of the NBA playoffs: upsets, injuries to key players and older stars are flexing their aging muscles.

Proposals to increase Medicare's eligibility age to 67 from 65 have been gaining traction in Congress, and there's little doubt that the shift in health insurance coverage would reduce federal spending. But some experts say the costs could shift to employers and state governments, and actually cause an increase in overall health spending.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with former federal prosecutor Leslie Caldwell about the federal investigation into former President Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

President-elect Barack Obama has filled about half of the openings in his Cabinet. A new Gallup Poll shows nearly 4 out of 5 Americans approve of his transition moves so far. But, could there be a price to be paid for this early popularity?

The Notre Dame Cathedral To Re-Open After Devastating Fire

The selections were whittled from a list of eight locations, which included Sarasota.

Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro heads to court again this week. The judge overseeing this case is longtime federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein. At 92 years old, Hellerstein is older than the average age of a federal judge by more than 20 years.

Some of the children want to know how someone could do something so horrible. Others are too young to fully comprehend. Parents say there are no easy answers to the questions the children ask.

Slate advertising critic Seth Stevenson talks with Madeleine Brand about his listener survey of the most misused songs in television commercials. Listeners chose "Lust for Life," Iggy Pop's ode to drug culture, which is featured in an ad for the Royal Caribbean cruise line.

On its final voyage, Germany's Wilhelm Gustloff carried soldiers and thousands of civilians, many of them children. Young adult author Ruta Sepetys revisits the ship's 1945 sinking in Salt to the Sea.

Vacuous pop stars, a hygiene-challenged photographer and corrupt politicians all play a part in Carl Hiaasen's new satire of the industry that both makes and breaks celebrities.

For decades, New York City has piled its trash in heaps of bags on city sidewalks. Now, the city is rolling out trash bins and requiring businesses to start using them.

Undergraduate college students will be able to access a certain kind of loan for the low rate of 3.4 percent for one more year. The interest rate on Stafford loans was about to double, but lawmakers reached an agreement recently to keep the rate low. Renee Montagne talks to financial planner Tim Maurer about low-cost student loans.

Early this morning, a SpaceX rocket launched four private astronauts into orbit. In a few days, the crew will attempt the first ever private spacewalk ever.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Kristen Meinzer, a royal watcher and author, about Oprah Winfrey's interview broadcast on CBS with Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, the duke and duchess of Sussex.

With less federal support, resettlement agencies say they're trying to help refugees, who arrived before the ban, start their lives in the U.S.