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Congress passed a $1.3 trillion spending bill overnight, that President Trump sharply criticized as he signed it on Friday following a veto threat.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Jean Kendrick and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer plays the puzzle with KCRW listener Mark Powell of Tujunga, California and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Wonky produce can take on absurdly entertaining shapes. But one food activist says learning to love these crazy contours is key to stopping mounds of food waste.

Despite losing its lead singer last year, the inventive New York band sounds no less frenzied and intricate on its second album, Gloss Drop.

The government says that the poverty rate for 2011 was 15 percent, essentially unchanged from the year before. That still means that more than 46 million people lived below the poverty line last year. According to one economist, "the bad news isn't as bad as it has been."

After a year of unprecedented crossover, Latin musicians were honored in pre-televised ceremonies on Sunday.

We asked teenagers and young adults if the movie gets close to the reality of living through cancer. They said the loneliness, yes. The Hollywood hair, not so much.

The Senate has passed a budget blueprint that may give momentum to the GOP tax overhaul. NPR's Melissa Block talks to economist Stephen Moore at the Heritage Foundation about the plan.

The queen is still head of state in Canada. While her death is mourned there by many, the future role of the royals is being widely debated.