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Retired Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky was suspended from his contracting role with the Army and is under investigation after replying to a tweet from first lady Jill Biden on abortion rights.

NPR.org's new interactive scorecard suggests that President Obama may have a somewhat easier path to 270 electoral votes than Mitt Romney, needing to win fewer states. But that's not a given. As you play, you'll be able to come up with plenty of combinations that would get Romney over the top.

The Feeling of Jazz, Program No. 148 airing January 30, 2022 (a reprise from 10-27-2013) was a "Potpourri of Jazz" presented by Bill Satterlee and featured artists like Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Sarah Vaughan, Art Farmer and more, while Kent Lindquist took the week off. Engineered by Dave Woodworth.

The Feeling of Jazz, Program No. 460 airing June 5, 2022 featured a second installment of Jazz Stars playing the Cole Porter Songbook, that is, the compositions of Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964), in music presented by co-host Kent Lindquist. Meanwhile, co-host Al Corns featured other main stream jazz artists like Woody Herman, Scot Hamilton, Dave Brubeck and more. Engineered by Dave Woodworth.

A new survey of the best cities for business finds that affordability is more important than being fashionable. As a result, Inc. magazine put Riverside and San Bernardino, Calif., and the New Jersey cities of Camden and Newark high on its list. See the magazine's lists of the best and worst places for companies to thrive.

Hispanic women in California are earning the lowest amount of any race, anywhere, in the United States.

More people say they will wear a political costume this Halloween in a year after an election than ever before. Hillary Clinton, for one, says she might go as "the president."

A Texas House report issues blame for failures in Uvalde. Steve Bannon goes on trial Monday for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the Jan. 6 panel. Ukraine's president fires two top officials.

Justin Chang is a film critic for the Los Angeles Times and NPR's Fresh Air, and a regular contributor to KPCC's FilmWeek. He previously served as chief film critic and editor of film reviews for Variety.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with sportswriter Christine Brennan of USA Today about the NCAA COVID-19 rules. She points out that the women's team is playing in Texas, which has no mask mandate.