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Chileans weigh a new constitution
by Scott Simon
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Chilean journalist Francisca Skoknic about the upcoming vote to approve or reject a new constitution for the South American country.
Week In Politics: Trump And Kim, Trump's Spying Claims
Scott Simon talks with Geoff Bennett of NBC News about the status of President Trump's meeting with Kim Jong Un and Trump's accusations of spying on his campaign.
Danica Patrick's Last Race
by Cheryl Corley
This Sunday, it's the end of "start your engines" for racing star Danica Patrick. The only woman to win an IndyCar race, Patrick leaves motor sports with a last run at the Indy 500.
Saturday Sports: NFL And Knee Protests
by Tom Goldman
The NFL announced a new policy that will fine teams if any of their players kneel during the national anthem.
Egypt's LGBT Crackdown
by Jane Arraf
Ahmed Alaa describes hoisting a rainbow flag at a concert in Cairo as the "best five minutes of his life." Now he faces years in prison and says his family and his life have been destroyed.
Polls Show Likely Abortion Law Change In Ireland
by Alice Fordham
Ireland has one of the strictest abortion laws in the world. Pro-abortion-rights groups have campaigned for decades to repeal the country's Eighth Amendment. Now voters have decided.
W. Kamau Bell On The Meaning Of Patriotism
W. Kamau Bell, host of CNN's United Shades of America, discusses what patriotism means to him this Memorial Day weekend.
Enforcing Sanctions On Iran
Now that the U.S. has withdrawn from the Iran nuclear deal, how difficult will it be to enforce sanctions? NPR's Scott Simon speaks with former Treasury Department adviser Elizabeth Rosenberg.
Trump's Off-And-On North Korea Meeting
NPR's Scott Simon talks with former Ambassador Wendy Sherman of Albright Stonebridge Group about President Trump's planned meeting with Kim Jong Un.
'National Review' Writer And Former Service Member On Defining Patriotism
David French, senior writer for the National Review and a former major in the U.S. Army Reserve, describes what patriotism means to him this Memorial Day weekend.
Al Roker Writes About The Deadliest Flood In American History
NPR's Scott Simon talks to author and NBC's Today show weatherman Al Roker about his book: Ruthless Tide: The Heroes and Villains of the Johnstown Flood, America's Astonishing Gilded Age Disaster.
Texas Community Reels After Latest School Shooter Kills 10
A 17-year-old high school student has been charged with capital murder for the deaths of 10 people at his high school near Houston, Texas. The suspect was arrested alive.
10 Killed When Gunman Opens Fire In Texas High School
NPR's Scott Simon has the latest news on the shooting that killed eight students and two teacher at Santa Fe High School in Texas on Friday.