/news/tags/weekend-edition-sunday Weekend Edition Sunday en-US Copyright Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:44:58 GMT /2026-04-26/sunday-puzzle-blank-to-blank NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WPLN listener Nancy Bieschke and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz. Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:44:58 GMT /2026-04-26/sunday-puzzle-blank-to-blank Will Shortz /2026-04-26/congress-reacts-to-the-shooting-outside-the-ballroom-of-the-washington-hilton The shooting at the White House Correspondent's Dinner comes at a time of increased threats towards lawmakers and fears of political violence. Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:08:58 GMT /2026-04-26/congress-reacts-to-the-shooting-outside-the-ballroom-of-the-washington-hilton Eric McDaniel, Ayesha Rascoe /2026-04-26/suspect-in-custody-after-opening-fire-outside-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner President Trump and the First Lady were whisked away from the White House Correspondents' dinner on Saturday night after a suspect fired shots in the hotel where the dinner was being held. Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:08:57 GMT /2026-04-26/suspect-in-custody-after-opening-fire-outside-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner Ayesha Rascoe, Franco Ordoñez, Deepa Shivaram /2026-04-26/prospects-of-a-ceasefire-with-iran-collapse-as-trump-calls-off-trip-by-u-s-officials Prospect of new Iran-U.S. ceasefire talks this weekend collapse as President Trump cancels U.S. delegation's trip to the meeting and Iran consults with allies. Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:08:56 GMT /2026-04-26/prospects-of-a-ceasefire-with-iran-collapse-as-trump-calls-off-trip-by-u-s-officials Jane Arraf, Ayesha Rascoe /2026-04-26/high-school-athletes-find-a-way-to-center-themselves-amid-violence-in-the-community Student athletes in a North Carolina high school found a new way to cope with violence in their community. They created a special space in their school. Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:08:55 GMT /2026-04-26/high-school-athletes-find-a-way-to-center-themselves-amid-violence-in-the-community Amy Diaz /2026-04-26/a-group-of-residents-is-banding-together-to-defend-judges-facing-threats-and-violence Boston-area residents have formed a group to support federal judges facing hostile rhetoric and violent threats. Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:08:53 GMT /2026-04-26/a-group-of-residents-is-banding-together-to-defend-judges-facing-threats-and-violence Carrie Johnson /2026-04-26/with-meat-prices-rising-make-your-ground-beef-go-further-with-these-hacks With rising meat prices NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with The Sporkful host Dan Pashman, about how to make your ground beef go further. Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:08:52 GMT /2026-04-26/with-meat-prices-rising-make-your-ground-beef-go-further-with-these-hacks Ayesha Rascoe /2026-04-26/how-china-is-responding-to-the-stalling-of-talks-between-the-u-s-and-iran NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Zongyuan Zoe Liu, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, about how China views the current crisis in the Middle East Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:08:51 GMT /2026-04-26/how-china-is-responding-to-the-stalling-of-talks-between-the-u-s-and-iran Ayesha Rascoe /2026-04-26/how-the-iran-war-is-impacting-the-airline-industry NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Bill McGee, Senior Fellow for Aviation and Travel at the American Economic Liberties Project, about how the Iran war is impacting the airline industry. Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:08:50 GMT /2026-04-26/how-the-iran-war-is-impacting-the-airline-industry Ayesha Rascoe, Hadeel Al-Shalchi /2026-04-26/diary-of-a-business-owner-trying-to-get-a-tariff-refund-from-the-u-s-government What does it take to get a tariff refund? One small business owner kept an audio diary of his quest to get his money back from the U.S. government. Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:08:49 GMT /2026-04-26/diary-of-a-business-owner-trying-to-get-a-tariff-refund-from-the-u-s-government Alina Selyukh