/news/tags/weekend-edition-sunday Weekend Edition Sunday en-US Copyright Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT /2025-11-18/this-community-is-getting-a-disaster-makeover-insurance-bills-are-still-rising Insurance companies are dropping customers as the cost of disasters goes up. Some communities in California are working to reduce their risk, but so far, insurance companies often aren't factoring that in. Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT /2025-11-18/this-community-is-getting-a-disaster-makeover-insurance-bills-are-still-rising Lauren Sommer /2025-11-16/sunday-puzzle-names-the-same NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Phil Feller of Durham, North Carolina, and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz. Sun, 16 Nov 2025 13:07:43 GMT /2025-11-16/sunday-puzzle-names-the-same Will Shortz /2025-11-16/remembering-disability-rights-activist-alice-wong Activist Alice Wong, who was born with muscular dystrophy and spent her life advocating for the rights of the disabled has died at the age of 51. Sun, 16 Nov 2025 12:49:21 GMT /2025-11-16/remembering-disability-rights-activist-alice-wong Ayesha Rascoe /2025-11-16/canadian-teams-play-for-the-championship-in-its-national-football-league Sunday's Canadian Football League Grey Cup pits the Montreal Alouettes against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. While the NFL has played the Super Bowl since 1966, the CFL championship has been played since 1909. Sun, 16 Nov 2025 12:49:16 GMT /2025-11-16/canadian-teams-play-for-the-championship-in-its-national-football-league Steve Futterman /2025-11-16/what-thousands-of-released-emails-reveal-about-how-epstein-operated What does a trove of Jeffery Epstein's emails reveal about how he operated? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown, who's followed the Epstein case for years. Sun, 16 Nov 2025 12:49:13 GMT /2025-11-16/what-thousands-of-released-emails-reveal-about-how-epstein-operated Ayesha Rascoe /2025-11-16/harlems-studio-museum-an-important-home-for-black-art-finds-a-permanent-location After seven years without a permanent home, the Studio Museum in Harlem – regarded as a symbol of Black Art - is reopening its doors at a new building in New York City. Sun, 16 Nov 2025 12:49:09 GMT /2025-11-16/harlems-studio-museum-an-important-home-for-black-art-finds-a-permanent-location Hannah Frishberg /2025-11-16/your-artificial-christmas-tree-will-cost-more-this-year-thanks-in-part-to-tariffs If you're planning on buying an artificial Christmas tree this year, you may want to make your purchase sooner rather than later. Sun, 16 Nov 2025 12:49:05 GMT /2025-11-16/your-artificial-christmas-tree-will-cost-more-this-year-thanks-in-part-to-tariffs Ayesha Rascoe, Eleana Tworek /2025-11-16/ecuador-votes-on-whether-it-will-let-the-u-s-put-military-bases-in-the-country Voters in Ecuador will decide today whether to allow foreign military bases to return to the country. The referendum comes as U.S. forces are carrying out strikes on alleged drug boats in the region. Sun, 16 Nov 2025 12:49:01 GMT /2025-11-16/ecuador-votes-on-whether-it-will-let-the-u-s-put-military-bases-in-the-country Carrie Kahn /2025-11-16/politics-chat-trump-scraps-tariffs-under-pressure-house-to-vote-on-epstein-files We discuss President Trump's attempts to tackle affordability, and a possible House vote this week on releasing files related to the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Sun, 16 Nov 2025 12:48:57 GMT /2025-11-16/politics-chat-trump-scraps-tariffs-under-pressure-house-to-vote-on-epstein-files Ayesha Rascoe, Mara Liasson /2025-11-16/saudi-arabias-crown-prince-is-set-to-visit-dc-and-meet-trump-heres-what-to-expect Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit the U.S. this week. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to regional expert Yasmine Farouk about what the trip means for U.S.-Saudi relations. Sun, 16 Nov 2025 12:48:53 GMT /2025-11-16/saudi-arabias-crown-prince-is-set-to-visit-dc-and-meet-trump-heres-what-to-expect Hadeel Al-Shalchi, Ayesha Rascoe