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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KCFR listener Adam Borden and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Recent college graduates are facing one of the most challenging job markets in years — with the exception of the pandemic period — even as the overall unemployment rate remains low.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Houston Public Media listener Ed Menger and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Services that split up payments into installments are increasingly popular, especially among young and low-to-middle income shoppers. But now the FICO credit scoring company will be tracking that debt.

The California legislature wants doctors to get more educated about menopause symptoms and treatment. It's one of a number of states passing menopause-related legislation.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KUER listener Elisabeth Larsen and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

The Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C., includes a section of graves of LGBTQ Americans. We take a pride month tour.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WITF listener Travis DiNicola and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.<br>

Grass stains, pine tar, mud and, yeah, sometimes blood: how does a minor league baseball team handle their laundry? The Richmond Flying Squirrels clubhouse has winning plays.

Here are some of the best summer TV shows — from Marvel reviving its fortunes with a new armored hero to TV's most compelling serial killer returning for a bite of the Big Apple.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KPCC listener Jerry Tsai and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive was about to launch an exhibition of historic quilts, when federal funding earmarked to conserve them had been canceled.

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A federal judge says ICE has been racially profiling people it detains at raids in California. And a second judge says the LAPD has been targeting journalists at anti-ICE protests.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Lawmakers toured the high-security immigration detention center called Alligator Alcatraz, where conditions differ depending on who you ask.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A federal judge says ICE has been racially profiling people it detains at raids in California. And a second judge says the LAPD has been targeting journalists at anti-ICE protests.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Latest

Tom Morello's new song, “Pretend You Remember Me,” is part of his first solo rock project in conjunction with the nonprofit CHIRLA.

Tom Morello teams up with immigration nonprofit on new song

Tom Morello's new song, “Pretend You Remember Me,” is part of his first solo rock project in conjunction with the nonprofit CHIRLA.

from KCRW Features

In May, the Trump administration said it would revoke student visas from some Chinese nationals. Now some LA Chinese students feel vulnerable and unsure about their future.

Chinese students are left uncertain after Trump threatens visa revocations

In May, the Trump administration said it would revoke student visas from some Chinese nationals. Now some LA Chinese students feel vulnerable and unsure about their future.

from KCRW Features

Dinos, race cars, superheroes! Kim Masters and Matt Belloni unpack summer 2025 box office trends + projections—from “F1,” to “Superman,” to “Fantastic Four.”

‘F1,’ ‘Jurassic World Rebirth,’ and ‘Superman’ battle at the box office

Dinos, race cars, superheroes! Kim Masters and Matt Belloni unpack summer 2025 box office trends + projections—from “F1,” to “Superman,” to “Fantastic Four.”

from The Business

The Rent Brigade says that six months after the January wildfires in Southern California, some landlords are still engaging in rent gouging.

Rent gouging enforcement ‘nonexistent’ 6 months after LA fires, says watchdog

The Rent Brigade says that six months after the January wildfires in Southern California, some landlords are still engaging in rent gouging.

from KCRW Features

Republicans accuse Democrats of playing partisan games following deadly floods in Texas. How soon is too soon to ask difficult policy questions after a tragedy?

Are Democrats playing partisan games after deadly Texas floods?

Republicans accuse Democrats of playing partisan games following deadly floods in Texas. How soon is too soon to ask difficult policy questions after a tragedy?

from Left, Right & Center

Right-wing figures who stoked conspiracy theories about alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, and some on the left, aren’t buying the DOJ’s assessment that there’s no further…

DOJ eval of Epstein case makes MAGA mad

Right-wing figures who stoked conspiracy theories about alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, and some on the left, aren’t buying the DOJ’s assessment that there’s no further…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Right-wing figures who stoked conspiracy theories about alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, and some on the left, aren’t buying the DOJ’s assessment that there’s no further…

DOJ review of Epstein case provokes anger among Trump’s biggest supporters

Right-wing figures who stoked conspiracy theories about alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, and some on the left, aren’t buying the DOJ’s assessment that there’s no further…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A number of Republicans opposed Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” then voted for it anyway. Is Trump more powerful than ever?

Are Republicans bowing to Trump even more than they used to?

A number of Republicans opposed Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” then voted for it anyway. Is Trump more powerful than ever?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand