Weekend Edition Sunday

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Illinois State Representative Sonya Harper about George E. Johnson, the entrepreneur who invented Afro Sheen and other Black hair care products, who died last week.

South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham's sudden death at 71 has shocked Washington. Once a fierce critic of then-candidate Donald Trump, he became one of the president's most consistent defenders.

A debate over the Bible verse Matthew 25 is pitting mainline pastors, Black protestants and the pope against evangelical politicians put on the defensive over President Trump's policies.

The guidance over leftover breast milk says toss it after 2 hours. But a recent preprint study shared on social media has some people questioning that advice.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Rebecca Wright Stevens about her new nonfiction book, "Sisters of the Midnight Sun." It's the story of a gruesome double murder in arctic Alaska.

When American striker Folarin Balogun received a red card in Wednesday's World Cup match against Bosnia-Herzegovina, it had huge repercussions for Monday's game against Belgium.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Nick Lapis of Californians Against Waste about the new law that standardizes food label "use by" dates and how that reduces consumer confusion and tons of food waste.

Red, white, and blue popsicle is a symbol of a carefree summer. But when it was invented in 1955, it was a reflection of the country's fight for military supremacy during the Cold War.

Descendants of Dred Scott and Chief Justice Roger Taney spoke about reconciliation at a church in the shadow of the Supreme Court this week as the high court wrestled with race and who can be an American.

Musician Evan Mast, also known as E.Vax, about his new album, "Just Like Fire."

Proposals to build six data centers in the small community of Archbald, Pennsylvania, have brought strangers together to fight the plans there — and elsewhere in the state.

A family gains a humanoid personal assistant who knows too much and not enough. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Gregg Hurtwitz about his new thriller "The Delivery."

Seventeen states and the Department of Justice have settled a case of alleged price-fixing by major egg producers. Egg prices soared in recent years but have since fallen sharply.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East & North Africa Program at Chatham House, about how Iran sees the memorandum it signed with the U.S. as well as the ongoing talks.

Mexico's World Cup triumph rekindles its mariachi tradition, restoring the music to the heart of national celebration and cultural devotion.