Weekend Edition Saturday

TPS extended for Ukrainians; advocates say State Dept is slow-walking visas from 75 nations; and VT protests ignite outside an ICE call center tracking tips on people they say are in the country illegally.

NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss the World Series and the WNBA Finals.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to singer Wynonna Judd about her deeply personal new album, "The Hard Truth."

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with actor Alden Ehrenreich, who stars in the new movie, "A Talent for Murder." It's about a literary agent sent to convince Patricia Highsmith to write a new Tom Ripley novel.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Susanna Clarke about, "The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City," an illustrated story set in the world of her earlier novel, "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell."

Campaign ad spending has topped $10 billion this election cycle, as voters struggle to afford groceries and gas.

Authorities say the 16-year-old suspect in a school shooting that killed three children and one teacher at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon was once a student there.

The major party candidates for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat faced off in an hourlong debate Friday on MPR News with fraud, affordability and fallout from the Trump administration's policies as key points of friction.

Rescuers in Indonesia have saved dozens of orangutans from wildfires. The critically endangered species is fighting for their lives and habitats during this deadly wildfire season.

NPR's Ukraine correspondent reflects on President Zelenskyy's tough week and her interview with him about his relationship with Trump, Washington's dealings with Russia and the future of his leadership.