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  • Australian Mouse Feared Extinct After Bush Fires Found Alive
    The Australian smoky mouse was already endangered, and after the Australian fires many feared it was extinct. But camera traps recently spotted the species in seven different locations.
  • Italian Dairy Cooperative Guarantees Bonds With Cheese
    After a bank refused to lend money to the group, they were able to raise millions of dollars by issuing bonds guaranteed by extremely large wheels of Parmesan cheese.
  • Underground Beer Pipeline Solves Traffic Issue
    Residents of a Belgium city were sick of the congestion and noise from trucks rumbling between the local brewery and a nearby bottling plant. Construction on the pipeline begins next year.
  • Board Keeps Clements Off Ballot For August Primary
    The Democrat who challenged Republican Congressman Fred Upton in 2014 and 2016 won’t be his party’s nominee this year. Paul Clements was one of six…
  • Tesla Quartet Returns To Open 31st Season Of Saugatuck Fest
    The Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck returns for its 31st season with concerts by the renowned Tesla Quartet on Thursday and Friday. Violinist Ross…
  • Predictions
    Our panelists predict what write-in candidate will surprise everyone by winning big on Tuesday.
  • In Athens, Greek Culture Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis announces that Los Angeles' J.P. Getty Museum has agreed to return to Greece two Greek antiquities in its collection.
    Getty Museum to Return Greek Artifacts
    The Greek government and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles announce an agreement to return two works currently held in the Getty's collection. The return comes after the Greek government was able to prove the two antiquities were stolen.
  • 'Poetry Speaks To Children'
    The new collection of nearly 100 poems does what its title says — a CD included with the book features many of the 73 authors reading their work.
  • The continued death toll from COVID led to another drop in life expectancy in 2021.
    U.S. life expectancy falls for 2nd year in a row
    The pandemic drove U.S. life expectancy down again in 2021 even though life-saving vaccines were widely available.
  • Making a Name for Themselves
    Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Kathy Emerson from Brunswick, Maine. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station WMEA in Portland.)
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