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The number one song in Britain is sung by a cartoon character, his name is Bob the Builder and his show appears on the BBC. The song shot to the top of the charts in Britain during the holiday, surpassing Scottish boy-band Westlife and Eminem's "Stan". The cartoon series -- and the song -- will be coming to the States next month. Linda talks with David Sinclair, pop music critic for the Times of London, about the sensation created by the Bob the Builder. (3:30) Bob the Builder is written by Paul Joyce, voiced by actor Neil Morrissey. The Audio CD is "Bob the Builder," from BBC Worldwide Music; ASIN: B00005244T Catalogue Number: WMSS60372.

Precise numbers are hard to come by, but several factors — including school closures and parents working from home — appear to have led to an increase in households that are homeschooling.

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized booster shots for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. It's also allowing "mixing and matching" of vaccines as boosters.

The Rays have scored just nine runs during their six-game slide. They face an elimination game today at noon in Cleveland.

And what about a cold or RSV? With all the illness spreading, it's virus soup out there these days. Some people feel so sick they're wondering if they're fighting more than one germ at once.

Compared to other storms to hit Puerto Rico in recent years, Tropical Storm Ernesto was minor. Yet it still managed to knock out power to half of the island's 1.5 million customers.

Louisville and Michigan will face off Monday night for the men's NCAA basketball championship. The game will be played in Atlanta, where some of the best seats don't always have the best view.

The anti-vaccine movement has existed in various forms for decades. The Internet and social media created a surge in misinformation. We profile a mother who got pulled in, and how she got out.

Nolan's film tells the story of Robert Oppenheimer, the man who spearheaded the development of the atomic bomb. "Of all of the subject matter I've dealt with, it's certainly the darkest," he says.

Rachael Seranno of Ogden, Utah tries to figure out how to feed her family daily and keep them COVID-19 free. She's the mother of five, living in her father-in-law's two bedroom apartment.

Al Michaels' book covers Super Bowls, Olympics, World Series and working with legends. David Greene meets the play-by-play voice, and talks to Michaels about his book, You Can't Make This Up.

Eric Walton was 13 when the Sandy Hook massacre happened. His mother feared he might grow up to be another Adam Lanza. Now Walton and his mother tell of finding the right diagnosis and treatment.

Prolonged detention has become more common in President Donald Trump’s second term, at least partly because a new policy generally prohibits immigration judges from releasing detainees while their deportation cases wind through backlogged courts. The number of people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention has topped 70,000 for the first time.

Here's a quick rundown on how federal cuts to rental programs could affect local low-income housing, and a Sarasota family pleads for their daughter's release from ICE.

It’s time for the Friday event roundup for the greater Tampa Bay region, and there's definitely things to do for Pride, Juneteenth and Father’s Day. But before we get to that, you'll hear the news headlines.

On Friday's Wake Up Call from WUSF, we're skipping the news headlines, but you'll hear how you can celebrate the holiday from anywhere in the Tampa Bay area, plus some events to keep the party rolling through the weekend.

Data is being collected about your reading habits — what kind of books you read, whether or not you finish them. Publishers say the information could improve how books are written, but some novelists are skeptical.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Deputy National Security Adviser Anne Neuberger, about the risk of a cyberwar and how the U.S. might respond to attacks on the country's infrastructure.

The chairperson of an influential negotiating bloc in the upcoming U.N. climate summit has called for compensation for poorer countries suffering from climate change to be high up on the agenda.

One of the biggest songs of 2021 was technically released in 2020 — so it can't be included on lists of the year's best music. NPR's Bobby Carter shouts out the song "Essence" by Wizkid.

One opera singer's illness is another's opportunity. Marlis Petersen jumped in at the last minute to take on a leading role at the Met, in New York, when the star soprano pulled out. The only catch was that she had to learn and rehearse the rarely performed opera in just 48 hours.