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Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz tries to stump NPR's Melissa Block and WNPR listener Mark Nolan of Bloomfield, Conn.

Who'd have guessed that a centuries-old game would become 2020's hard-to-find, must-have toy? Sales spiked after the release of the hit Netflix show, and now toy analysts are warning of a shortage.

As wide-ranging sanctions cripple Russia's economy, many international investors have determined the country is no longer a place where they can invest their money.

Nike will feature Colin Kaepernick in a renewed "Just Do It," advertising campaign. Kaepernick is the NFL quarterback who took a knee during the national anthem to protest police shootings of unarmed blacks.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with directors Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin about the life of Tina Turner captured in the new HBO documentary.

Democrats filled a movie theater in Maricopa County. The state elected a Democrat to the Senate last year, raising hopes to make it competitive in 2020.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jeh Jeh Pruitt of local TV station WBRC Fox 6 about the NBA finals, and what Alabama and Auburn fans are talking about in the off-season.

Workers are now missing paychecks for the first time since the partial government shutdown began. That's causing many of them to do what once seemed unthinkable — apply for unemployment.

Looking at Claire Rosen's photographs can feel like walking into someone else's dreams. In her new book Imaginarium she provides inspiration and advice for curating a creative life.

Lochte's taxi was stopped by robbers who put a cocked gun to his head. "I was like 'whatever.' He took our money, he took my wallet," the swimmer told NBC. No one was hurt.