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The easing of shutdowns is a hot topic, as economic output is now stalled in many countries – including the U.S. But ending a shutdown too soon could backfire, the World Health Organization says.

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes has emerged as one of the top all-around creators of her generation in bluegrass music. Raised in Charlottesville, VA, she studied in the American Roots program at Berklee College of Music and then stayed on in Boston where she became part of the dynamic band Mile Twelve. She released a solo debut album in 2020 and broke through as the top IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year for 2021 and 22. And During those years she launched her run with Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway, where she blazes as a soloist. So we’re thrilled to play her new single “Can’t Live Without Love.” Also this hour, the innovative southwestern string band Lone Pinion, a new one from the Blue Ridge Girls with Martha Spencer, and a ballad I love from the Wood Box Heroes. Among much more.

A 2006 conference for physicists in the U.S. Virgin Islands that included a trip to Jeffrey Epstein's private island shows how he used his wealth to build relationships with prominent scientists.

Lawyer and journalist Adam Cohen explores five decades of Supreme Court opinions and comes to a rueful conclusion: These decisions have greatly exacerbated the space between rich and poor.

The Forward recently asked readers to submit six-word memoirs about their Jewish mothers. Editor-In-Chief Jane Eisner shares some of her favorites, including, "Strong, independent rethinker of tuna casserole." How would you describe your mother in just six words?

In an interview about her book, How Safe Are We?, Janet Napolitano says "a wall is a symbol, it's not a strategy" and that there's no evidence Russia has stopped interfering with our election systems.

Alex Schwartz is on a lifelong mission to taste and review as many fresh apple cider doughnuts he can get his hands on. And he's already mapped out the New England hot spots.

The cat with the withering stare, whose real name was Tardar Sauce, inspired books and won fans around the world who identified with her permanently unsmiling — yet adorable — features.

We've rounded up the tech week that was — on this blog, on NPR airwaves and from our fellow technology writers and observers at other organizations.

50 Cent agreed to accept bitcoin from people buying his Animal Ambition album. The value of those sales has now skyrocketed: The rapper's holding is worth more than $7.5 million.