Weekend Edition humorist Andy Borowitz is intrigued by some parallels between Leonardo DiCaprio's character in the film Catch Me If You Can and new Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.
Andy Borowitz is a commentator for NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday, as well as a writer, actor, and comedian whose work regularly appears in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Newsweek.com. He is the first winner of The National Press Club’s humor award and has won five Dot-Comedy Awards for his Web site, borowitzreport.com.
Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was hospitalized after collapsing in prison. Her family says her condition has deteriorated since a March heart attack.
The White House Correspondents Association Dinner was one of several incidents of gun violence in the U.S. last week. Others ended in injuries and fatalities.
The federal debt passed an uncomfortable milestone this year, outgrowing the entire U.S. economy. That poses risks, but policymakers show little sign of addressing it.