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This edition of Midwest BEAT with Tom Lounges" originally aired on June 6, 2017Guest: LARRY GATLIN -- Iconic Country Music songwriter/performerIconic…

Babe Ruth gave the home run its status as a potent weapon in the game of baseball, the author of a new biography says. "Before [he] came along, the home run was kind of a mistake...," Leigh Montville says.

Weekend Edition essayist Bonny Wolf suggests making a family recipe for Mother’s Day. She tells NPR's Liane Hansen the ingredients and instructions for gas company candy and her neighbor Bill’s mother’s war cake.

As expected, Lady Gaga's Mayhem storms to a No. 1 debut, becoming her seventh album to top the chart.

David Folkenflik was described by Geraldo Rivera of Fox News as "a really weak-kneed, backstabbing, sweaty-palmed reporter." Others have been kinder. The Columbia Journalism Review, for example, once gave him a "laurel" for reporting that immediately led the U.S. military to institute safety measures for journalists in Baghdad.

As it roared through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, packing winds of up to 200 mph, the twister flattened buildings. Searchers continue to look for survivors and those who were killed.

After one of the main ingredients in a classic version of the icebox cake was discontinued, fans are scrambling to find alternatives for their no-bake summer dessert fix.

President Trump and other top political figures paid tribute to Charlie Kirk at his memorial service. And, several Western countries are expected to recognize a Palestinian state today.

NPR Music remembers musicians — singers, songwriters, instrumentalists — and other visionaries we lost in 2015. Explore and celebrate their musical legacies.

Kendrick Lamar's performance at the Super Bowl is paying dividends, as three of his albums find themselves in this week's top 10.