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  • Hip-O Select has re-released a five-disc set of harmonica virtuoso Little Walter's complete recordings for the Chess label.
    A Treasure Trove From A Harmonica Master
    Walter Jacobs, aka "Little Walter," was a harmonica virtuoso whose life was consumed by blues music. A new five-disc Hip-O Select re-release of Walter's complete recordings for the record label Chess is on shelves now.
  • A boy lays a flower at the scene of a helicopter crash crash in Brovary, Ukraine, where at least 14 people died, including Ukraine's interior affairs minister Denys Monastyrsky.
    Ukraine's interior minister is among the dead as his helicopter crashes at a school
    Authorities say 14 people died, including one child, along with 25 people who were injured, including 11 children. Officials initially said the death toll was even worse.
  • On left, headshot of man smiling with red tie and dark jacket outside. On right, man smiling with grey suit light blue tie, light blue background.
    Ky. secretary of state candidates debate ills of partisanship and ways to increase turnout
    Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams and former Democratic Rep. Buddy Wheatley squared off in a heated debate over who should be Kentucky’s top election official.
  • The presidency has remained a male-only office throughout American history. Despite changing demographics and huge gains by women in other walks of life, some experts still don't see a female president on the horizon.
    Why The White House Glass Ceiling Remains Solid
    Despite all of the possible female candidates waiting in the wings, many political observers express doubt that a woman will be elected president — or even nominated — in the near future. Which is weird. Because in just about every other aspect of American life, women are taking over.
  • West Virginia's plan to fight 2022 misinformation
    NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mac Warner, West Virginia's secretary of state, about a bipartisan campaign by state election officials to fight misinformation ahead of the 2022 vote.
  • Morning news brief
    From counterprogramming for a GOP debate to a booking on charges in Georgia, Donald Trump had a busy week. A chart-topping song holds extreme themes. Russia's Wagner mercenaries recruit for Africa.
  • Examining the impact from this week's revelations from the Capitol attack
    NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jonah Goldberg of the conservative news site The Dispatch, about revelations from the House panels' investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
  • Olympic Gymnastics
    Noah Adams talks with sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics trials in Boston. Several members of the women's team which won a gold medal in 1996 are trying to make the team again. Interestingly, women's coach Bela Karoly has been given unprecedented power to select the team from among the top finishers at the trials. Usually, the team consists of the top six finishers at the trials.
  • Jill Abramson To Be Executive Editor Of 'The New York Times'
    Currently the Times' managing editor, she becomes the first woman in its 160-year history to lead the newspaper. Bill Keller is stepping down to be a full-time writer for the Times.
  • Cats/Cards Renew Football Rivalry
    The Louisville Cardinals and Kentucky Wildcats open their football seasons against each other next weekend. UK and UL will battle for the Governor’s Cup…
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