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  • Korean American rap artist, Dumbfoundead performs at the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C., on March 26.
    Dumbfoundead: A Rising Star In A Genre In Transition
    Despite the prominence of Asian artists in several aspects of hip-hop, they're still not the most visible performers in the genre. Dumbfoundead wants to be an exception.
  • Week In Sports: Who Will Face The Spurs For The NBA Title?
    ESPN sports commentator Howard Bryant talks to Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon about the week's top sports stories, including the NBA conference finals, the NHL, and Serena Williams' dominance at the French Open tennis championships.
  • Smithfield hams hang outside the Taste of Smithfield restaurant and gourmet market in Smithfield, Va. Shuanghui International Holdings plans to buy Smithfield Foods, the world's biggest hog producer.
    Can A Huge Hog Deal Pose A National Security Risk?
    A Chinese company plans to buy U.S. pork giant Smithfield Foods for nearly $5 billion. The deal may undergo review by an interagency panel known as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. The panel has played a significant role in shaping foreign investments in this country for nearly four decades.
  • Jack Hansan and his wife, Ethel, live in Northern Virginia. They are both still moved to tears when they recall the March on Washington in 1963.
    To Join '63 March On Washington: 'Like Climbing A Mountain'
    When civil rights worker Jack Hansan traveled to Washington to participate in the march, the fear of violence breaking out was very real. But the father of four knew he had to be there, not just to witness history, but also to play a part in changing it.
  • Abundance Of Elephants Strains South African Game Reserves
    While most of the news about elephants out of Africa concerns poaching and falling numbers, South Africa has the opposite problem. Its elephant populations have grown greater than the country can manage.
  • Week In Sports: NBA's Oklahoma Loses Star Player To Injury
    There were big NBA playoff games Friday night, plus a potentially game-changing injury for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon talks to NPR's Tom Goldman for the sports news of the week.
  • What Whitey Bulger Means To Boston
    The infamous Boston mobster Whitey Bulger is on trial after decades of alleged crimes, including 19 murders. Weekend Edition Saturday Host Scott Simon talks with Dick Lehr, co-author of "Whitey: The Life of America's Most Notorious Mobster," about the trial.
  • Sen. Ted Cruz needs buzz, money and to be taken seriously. He hopes he can accomplish that by getting in early.
    5 Reasons Cruz Announced His Candidacy Early
    Cruz has not been the buzz candidate so far in the GOP's 2016 discussions — nor the media's. In fact, he has seemed at times a bit of a faded rose, a skyrocket that has spent much of its sparkle.
  • At Nashville's Bailey Middle Prep, Whitney Bradley teaches her 8th-graders how to organize an essay in preparation for the writing section of Tennessee's standardized test. Most in her class trail their peers in literacy.
    Stretching One Great Teacher Across Many Classrooms
    A Nashville middle school is test-driving a big idea: To put a great teacher in charge of multiple classrooms.
  • Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during a campaign stop Tuesday. His third-place New Hampshire finish has largely been overlooked, but he will contend strongly in the coming slew of Southern states.
    Don't Forget About Ted Cruz
    The Texas senator has largely been out of the headlines after his third-place showing in New Hampshire. But that was not a bad finish for him, and now the calendar is shaping up better for him.
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