Weekend Edition Saturday

There's an app for that! NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the news that the classic board game Monopoly will soon come with a banking app — no more paper money, math, or banking duties required.

House Democrats trumpeted unity at their annual retreat only to be blindsided by their Senate counterparts who gave critical votes to pass a Republican spending bill.

Just over three months since the fall of the Assad regime, Syria's leaders are struggling to build a new, unified country.

In her first broadcast interview, Noor Abdalla speaks about the arrest and attempted deportation of her husband, Columbia University protestor Mahmoud Khalil.

The state of New York was short on corrections officers before a strike among their ranks. The governor is now barring 2,000 strikers from returning to work.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with AP reporter Graham Dunbar about a scandal involving Norwegian ski jumpers who illegally manipulated their suits.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Ali Vaez of the International Crisis Group how Iran may interpret President Trump's letter delivered to Iranian officials this week.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Dr. Carlos del Rio of Emory University about the cases of measles in the country and what Americans should know about the disease.

Since President Trump took office, federal contractors have been scrambling to figure out how to continue complying with nondiscrimination laws without running afoul of his anti-DEI executive orders.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Tommy Orange and Kaveh Akbar, two authors who are also best friends on a driving tour of the Bay area.

New research shows that ingesting plastic can cause organ dysfunction and other health problems in birds.

NPR's Scott Simon asks ESPN's Michele Steele about who will be in and who will be out of the men's and women's college basketball tourney.