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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to "Today" show co-host Sheinelle Jones about her new book, "Through Mom's Eyes: Simple Wisdom from Mothers Who Raised Extraordinary Humans."

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with historian Kevin Levin about President Trump's proposed triumphal arch and how it would fit next other memorials in the nation's capital.

Chang and Eng Bunker were famous conjoined twins who married sisters. Christina Baker Kline imagines what their lives were like in her novel, "The Foursome." She talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

When the Food and Drug Administration approved Gleevec to treat a form of leukemia in 2001, it ushered in a new era in cancer care.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMU listener Russell Weeden and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

In Cape Verde, a small island nation off West Africa, World Cup qualification is transforming dreams on and off the pitch.

An ice jam below Aniak has inundated low-lying areas in the community and could cause further issues as the breakup front works its way towards Kalskag. But National Weather Service Hydrologist Johnse Ostman said he's optimistic about a lower river that is "thermally mushing out and degrading."

For many on the Y-K Delta, the breakup of the Kuskokwim River is the official indicator of spring. Waiting for breakup is a collective experience, as is the community's annual game of guessing exactly when that will happen.



This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, special guest Bobby Lopez and panelists Hari Kondabolu, Roxanne Roberts, and Mo Rocca

A new study finds that a megatsunami in Alaska pushed water more than 1,500 feet up the sides of a fjord near Juneau. Researchers say more monitoring is needed to prevent future catastrophes.