HOLIDAYS WEEKENDS

Kanye West has been hosting exclusive worship gatherings he calls “Sunday Service.” Jia Tolentino, staff writer for The New Yorker, breaks down the rapper’s religious evolution.

The 60 or so members of the Jasons are normal academics by day. But each summer, they come together to study tough problems for the military, intelligence agencies and other parts of the government.

How many ads have you encountered today? On this week’s radio show, we discuss the insidiousness of advertising in American media.

Not long after the release of the film adaptation, Anthony Burgess embarked on an ambitious companion to his seminal novel. But it was never published, and the manuscript went unread — until now.

It’s the latest ruling by a court that political boundaries are unconstitutional when they give too much advantage to one party over another.

The grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft could pinch the economy, some analysts say. But the government reported that aircraft orders were strong enough last month to lift a key indicator.

The Pentagon’s Inspector General says former Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan ‘fully complied’ with ethics obligations. This clears the way for his potential nomination as defense secretary.

Justin Kelley was among workers who learned their jobs as greeters would be cut. As the Floridian waited 49 days to hear if he could stay with Walmart, he worried he would have to give up his dream.

The judge and the former court officer allegedly helped an undocumented immigrant slip out of a courtroom to avoid arrest by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in April 2018.

In That Good Night, palliative care doctor Sunita Puri shares insights from her years caring for patients with serious illness. She sees her role as an advocate and ally — every step of the way.

It’s the only repellent that drives mosquitoes away when they come in contact with it. A new study has a theory about why that is.

Threats and attacks have become a way of life — even for staff at regular hospitals. For the simple act of referring patients to Ebola treatment centers, they have become targets.

Pugh is being investigated after receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments for a self-published children’s book from private companies that were subject to her influence.

The two leaders met Thursday to discuss denuclearization and sanctions. No major agreements came out of the summit, but the two leaders said they were satisfied with the talks.

The 76-year-old former vice president focused on President Trump’s response to Charlottesville in his announcement. He enters the presidential race with renewed scrutiny of his decades in public life.

According to a new NPR/Ipsos opioid poll, 71% of Americans surveyed also say the government should do more to curb the epidemic.

This year, the U.S. canceled visas for prominent Chinese scholars with government links and has delayed visas to hundreds of Chinese students. Meanwhile, U.S. academics fail to receive visas to China.

A parent’s life insurance policy will mean a more than $400,000 payout for Nikolas Cruz. The public defender’s office can only represent people who can’t afford representation on their own.

Medoff is best known for Children of a Lesser God, a play about a young deaf woman’s romance with her speech teacher.

There are 695 cases in 22 states. HHS Secretary Alex Azar said the spike was “avoidable” and he called measles vaccines “among the most extensively studied medical products we have.”

Los Angeles wants to know whether city contractors also do business with the NRA. An attorney for the gun rights group calls it “McCarthyism.”

Facebook reported strong profits on Wednesday but also revealed it is setting aside $3 billion to pay a penalty to regulators for violating users’ privacy.

In the 16th century, Hernando Colón assembled one of the greatest print-media collections the world had ever known. For centuries, its reference book was missing — until it turned up in Denmark.

Los Angeles has a large and growing homeless population. A program called rapid rehousing gets people into homes quickly. But it isn’t a long-term fix to the region’s larger housing crisis.

The first-ever She The People forum is organized around questions from female voters of color, with 2020 presidential candidates being reminded what a big role they play in the Democratic Party.

Are players just pretending to be so certain the ball is out on their opponent? Or could there be a difference in how they experience the event that has them pointing a finger at the other player?

State Rep. Andy McKean says that the Republican Party has changed and that he no longer wants to be a member. He was first elected to the legislature in 1978.

Scientists have found a way to transform electrical signals in the brain into intelligible speech. The advance may help people paralyzed by a stroke or disease, but the technology is experimental.

The reatiler is betting that easy returns will drive foot traffic to its stores. Shares of Kohl’s stock spiked with the news.

A controversial proposal would have limited the ability of streaming services to compete for Oscars. But after a dust-up that even included the Justice Department, the academy decided against it.