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Luker, who died of ALS Dec. 23, received Tony nominations for her performances in Showboat, The Music Man and Mary Poppins. She spoke to Fresh Air in 1999, 2000, 2013 and 2020.

Melinda Penkava talks to Weekend Edition entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell about the new documentary, The Kings of Comedy. 6:00.

Updated 11:15 p.m., Friday, July 5: Just 32 hours after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook the town of Ridgecrest and other Mojave Desert communities, a second, stronger quake struck the region. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.1 quake struck at 8:19 p.m. about 10 miles outside Ridgecrest, a town of 29,000 that was shaken by … Continue reading Mojave Desert Rocked by Followup Quake, This One Magnitude 7.1 →

A group of voters and a supporting legal group had filed a formal challenge to the congresswoman's candidacy, citing her role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

China’s leaders are meeting in Beijing, and have a fresh chance to make some policy adjustments to perk up the economy.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease doctor and the president's chief medical adviser, about the science and decision-making concerning booster shots.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with biological anthropologist and chief science advisor for Match, Helen Fisher, about this year's "Singles in America" study.

The Newsweek editor looks at how women helped bring about peace in Liberia; how they're changing the state of marriage throughout Asia; and the rise of Christine Lagarde to the top of that notoriously male-dominated institution, the International Monetary Fund.

Michelle Yeoh stars as a Chinese American immigrant who suddenly develops the power to leap between parallel universes in this moving and often exasperating movie.

Top Chinese and U.S. officials met in Rome to discuss the Ukraine crisis amid reports that Russia has asked Beijing for military and economic assistance.