/tags/weekend-edition-saturday Weekend Edition Saturday en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Sat, 04 Jul 2026 12:04:52 GMT /2026-07-04/medicaid-funding-restored-for-planned-parenthood-healthcare-services Republicans stripped Planned Parenthood and several other healthcare providers of Medicaid funding for one year, but now clinics can resume billing Medicaid for non-abortion services. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 12:04:52 GMT /2026-07-04/medicaid-funding-restored-for-planned-parenthood-healthcare-services Selena Simmons-Duffin /npr-breaking-news/2026-07-04/opinion-america-is-still-a-work-in-progress Poets like Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes have written movingly about America. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2026-07-04/opinion-america-is-still-a-work-in-progress Scott Simon /2026-07-04/celebrating-elizabeth-blair-npr-honors-retiring-arts-correspondent-with-this-encore We say goodbye to longtime NPR arts reporter Elizabeth Blair with this encore of her piece on one of the most American of songs: "This Land is Your Land." Sat, 04 Jul 2026 11:43:49 GMT /2026-07-04/celebrating-elizabeth-blair-npr-honors-retiring-arts-correspondent-with-this-encore Elizabeth Blair /national-politics/2026-07-04/week-in-politics-u-s-turns-250-under-record-heat-worries-over-the-future Today's Independence Day celebrations may be tamped down by severe heat and, according to a NPR/PBS News/Marist poll, worry about the future. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 11:43:48 GMT /national-politics/2026-07-04/week-in-politics-u-s-turns-250-under-record-heat-worries-over-the-future Ron Elving, Scott Simon /2026-07-04/beijing-authorities-determine-a-pilot-deliberately-crashed-a-small-plane Authorities in Beijing broke their silence about a small plane that crashed into the skyscraper headquarters of one of China's largest state-owned financial conglomerates. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 11:43:47 GMT /2026-07-04/beijing-authorities-determine-a-pilot-deliberately-crashed-a-small-plane Jennifer Pak /npr-breaking-news/2026-07-04/celebrating-this-july-4-by-exploring-films-and-tv-shows-that-portray-the-american-dream The U.S. is turning 250 this weekend. To mark the anniversary, we discuss the films and TV series that best depict the American dream. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 11:43:46 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2026-07-04/celebrating-this-july-4-by-exploring-films-and-tv-shows-that-portray-the-american-dream Scott Simon, Aisha Harris, Linda Holmes /2026-07-04/saturday-sports-world-cup-knockout-round-where-might-lebron-end-up NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Michele Steele discuss the World Cup and speculate about LeBron James. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 11:43:46 GMT /2026-07-04/saturday-sports-world-cup-knockout-round-where-might-lebron-end-up Scott Simon /npr-breaking-news/2026-07-04/cdc-emails-reveal-challenges-facing-its-next-director Emails from CDC officials released by Sen. Bernie Sanders reveal agency leaders dealing with political pressures during the Trump era and highlight challenges for the next director. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 11:43:45 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2026-07-04/cdc-emails-reveal-challenges-facing-its-next-director Pien Huang /npr-breaking-news/2026-07-04/parades-canceled-and-events-delayed-as-historic-heat-grips-u-s-on-independence-day Severe heat is forcing Independence Day event organizers across the country to change and even cancel festivities. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 11:43:44 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2026-07-04/parades-canceled-and-events-delayed-as-historic-heat-grips-u-s-on-independence-day Scott Simon /npr-breaking-news/2026-07-04/metro-atlantas-venezuelan-community-rallies-to-send-aid-after-devastating-earthquakes Atlanta's Venezuelan community, one of the largest in the U.S., is gathering aid for earthquake victims. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 11:43:43 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2026-07-04/metro-atlantas-venezuelan-community-rallies-to-send-aid-after-devastating-earthquakes Lily Oppenheimer