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It's difficult to become a competitive figure skater, but that is especially true if there is only one skating rink for miles around. Rink time for practice is limited.

Fresh from China and a meeting with President Xi Jinping, Secretary of State Antony Blinken turns his focus to a conference in London centered on recovery and rebuilding in Ukraine.

A federal appeals court has blocked proposed restrictions aimed at saving a vanishing species of whale, saying they could put thousands of commercial fishermen out of work.

A team of Connecticut high school students danced for a little under 16 miles. To break the record, they danced outside in the midday heat on a track for 64 laps. Their dance of choice? A conga line.

Republicans rallied around ex-President Trump rather than criticize the 2024 presidential candidate's arraignment on criminal charges. (Story aired on Weekend All Things Considered on June 17, 2023.)

The State Department says it's troubled by Israel's decision to expedite settlement construction in the occupied West Bank, and calls for de-escalation after a deadly Israeli-Palestinian battle there.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change, after a Justice Department report accused the Minneapolis Police of widespread civil rights abuses against people of color.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Chicago Sun-Times reporter Sophie Sherry about a spate of shootings in the Chicago area that killed at least 11 people.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Amos Toh of Human Rights Watch about a report showing algorithms deliver aid unevenly to poor households in Jordan. Many nations use algorithms to screen for aid programs.

NPR's fifth annual Student Podcast Challenge received more than 3,300 entries from students in high school and middle school. We'll hear the finalists from students in grades 5 through 8.