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A 12-year-old boy is reported to be among the dead following powerful storms that stretched across the middle of the country.



This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, special guest Jason Benetti and panelists Luke Burbank, Negin Farsad, and Hari Kondabolu

Traders on prediction markets bet on nearly anything. One made more than half a million dollars betting on the U.S. strike against Iran. But should people wager on human suffering?

Tired of listening to other people's music, shows, and phone conversations in flight, the people at United Airlines have written a rule that lets them kick you off the plane if you don't put on headphones.

Many tribes are encouraged by Trump's choice of Sen. Markwayne Mullin, a member of the Cherokee nation, as the new DHS Secretary. ICE agents have been accused of racially profiling Native Americans.

Europeans are divided over how to respond to the US/Israel war with Iran. German leaders have been measured, while Spain's prime minister has been critical of the Trump Administration and of Israel.

Iranians are streaming across the border with Turkey, fleeing constant bombardment. But some are also going the other way -- returning to Iran out of worry for loved ones they can't otherwise reach.

Messaging from the Trump Administration over the war on Iran has been mixed and confused. There are tensions in the MAGA base over the war. Plus, a new Secretary of Homeland Security is in the works.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Michael Wahid Hanna of the International Crisis Group about how the spillover of the war between Iran, Israel, and the U.S. into other countries might change regional dynamics.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Gin Phillips about "Ruby Falls." Her new novel begins in 1928 Chattanooga when a man discovers a mysterious underground cavern with a massive waterfall.