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Migrants at the southern border are an immediate political challenge for the White House while the economy is an increasingly bright spot.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Nashville Metro Council member Jordan Huffman about a new ban on street vendors using animals for tips.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks rare plant biologist Heather Schneider about the Santa Cruz Island Dudleya, an Endangered Species Act success story.

The new, big screen musical adaptation of Alice Walker's novel "The Color Purple" has a celebrated cast, including Fantasia and Taraji P. Henson, but does it work?

What does it mean to be human? Jazz musician Sean Mason explores this question on his debut album, "The Southern Suite," and speaks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about his creative process.

In some of the farm communities hardest hit during the Oct. 7 attack, volunteers from Israel and around the world are arriving to fill the gap left by workers who are no longer there.

Molly Seidel is one of America's foremost marathon runners, having won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics. She knows her way around a marathon, but what does she know about Jerry Lewis' telethon?

Cher now has a Christmas album. NPR's Scott Simon spoke to the singer/actress/icon earlier this year about why she's finally recorded one. (Story first aired on Weekend Edition on November 6, 2023.)

Head Start programs around the country are struggling to keep up with the demand for quality affordable childcare. Program administrators say wages are so low it is hard to attract teachers.

We look at former President Donald Trumps characterization of immigrants as well as the Colorado Supreme Court's decision on whether he can participate in the state's presidential primary.