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With hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed or working without pay, some government offices are closed and facilities at National Parks aren't available.

"Our paths haven't crossed — we've beaten a path towards each other," says playwright David Hare. "Bill is my favorite leading man." Nighy is now starring in a revival of Hare's Skylight on Broadway.

The White House says the newest plane to serve as Air Force One will soon be sent away for upgrades. That has renewed questions about the security features of the jet that was donated by Qatar.

NPR's A Martinez asks Cindy Lehnhoff, director of the National Child Care Association, about the Trump administration's freeze on federal funding to help low-income families pay for child care.

Russia's annual Victory Day parade will be smaller than previous ones as the effects of the war on Ukraine take a toll.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Prof. Jana Houser of The Ohio State University about the massive tornadoes that hit the Midwest this week.

When Stars Are Scattered is the story of Omar Mohamed's years at a refugee camp in Kenya. He cared for his brother and found the courage to dream big. The book was a National Book Awards finalist.

After nine albums, the veteran indie rock band Spoon is doing something that's become a rarity in the age of playlists: releasing a hand-picked collection of a dozen of its best-loved songs.

The U.S. added more than 1 million cases in the past week. More than 85,000 people are hospitalized. Some states may have no choice but to lock down again. Others are trying a targeted approach.

Thousands of Yazidis who were in displacement camps in northern Iraq's Kurdistan Region have returned to Sinjar. "It's a beautiful feeling to be home," says a Yazidi woman who recently arrived.