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  • Talia Schlanger hosts World Cafe, which is distributed by NPR and produced by WXPN, the public radio service of the University of Pennsylvania. She got her start in broadcasting at the CBC, Canada's national public broadcaster. She hosted CBC Radio 2 Weekend Mornings on radio and was the on-camera host for two seasons of the television series CBC Music: Backstage, as well as several prime-time music TV specials for CBC, including the Quietest Concert Ever: On Fundy's Ocean Floor. Schlanger also guest hosted various flagship shows on CBC Radio One, including As It Happens, Day 6 and Because News. Schlanger also won a Canadian Screen Award as a producer for CBC Music Presents: The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions, a cross-country rock 'n' roll road trip.
  • A new rule change means new artists are hitting the top 10.
  • The men's draw is set to feature top contenders for the title. The women's final will see Polish top seed and reigning champion Iga Swiatek face unseeded Czech player Karolína Muchová, who made a surprise run to the final.
  • Even zucchini, the much-taken-for-granted and maligned squash that appears in abundance this time of year, is a welcome sight. When you know something is not going to be around forever, you tend to appreciate it so much more.
  • President Trump's top economic adviser Kevin Hassett says that despite recent large drops in the stock market, "the fundamentals for the economy are very sound."
  • On the inaugural nightly Facebook Live from Trump Tower, Donald Trump's campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, said "unequivocally" that Trump will win despite badly trailing Hillary Clinton in polls.
  • There are lots of legal ways that wealthy students get into America's top schools.
  • President Trump boasted of a improving economy in a speech to small-business owners Tuesday. But those gains could be jeopardized by his escalating trade battles.
  • Amid a sexual harassment scandal, 21st Century Fox has announced it's parting ways with the host of cable news behemoth The O'Reilly Factor. Tucker Carlson will take O'Reilly's old time slot.
  • The lies about voting machine company Dominion are having real world impact. One Ohio county stalled a contract to buy voting machines after hearing from constituents riled up by the false claims.
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