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Inventory, the new book of pop-culture lists from the publishers of The Onion, celebrates and skewers topics like pretentious musical instruments and songs about the horrors of bus travel. A.V. Club Managing Editor Josh Modell talks about some favorite lists with Scott Simon.

The agency is closing the Office of Research and Development, which analyzes dangers posed by hazards including toxic chemicals, climate change, smog, wildfires, water pollution and more.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., was reelected to the job after convincing two Republican members to reverse their votes and back him.

Brad Stevens, coach of the Butler Bulldogs men's college basketball team, is headed for a bigger stage and bigger bucks in the NBA. NPR's Mike Pesca talks with Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin about why Stevens is a coach with indisputable, quantifiable worth.

Attorney General Bill Barr commissioned U.S. Attorney John Durham to look into the early phases of the Russia investigation. Democrats say he is turning the Justice Department into a political weapon.

A new research study finds that students exposed to their very best peers became discouraged about their own abilities and performance — and were more likely to drop out.

Top U.S. and Ukrainian officials said Sunday that they made progress toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war. But European allies feel they've been left out of the plan, which they say placates Russia.

If Republicans win a House majority on Tuesday, some say they will use all available legislative tools to challenge and change the health overhaul bill.

Big tech bosses were scheduled to return to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday to talk about their efforts to resist being used as tools in foreign information warfare campaigns against the United States.

President Biden is laying out new measures to restrict the number of migrants able to cross the southern border — one of the top political issues for his campaign.