Reporter's Notebook: How the Olympus Rally left me in the dust, and in awe Our reporter volunteered at the Olympus Rally near Shelton on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, a two-day rally car race with regional and national stakes. Katie Campbell
National Passover arrives at a tense time on Columbia's campus amid pro-Palestine protests NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rabbi Yuda Drizin, director of Chabad at Columbia University, about the wave of protests on campus over Israel's war in Gaza. Kathryn Fink Patrick Jarenwattananon Juana Summers
National Kevin Bacon visits 'Footloose' school before it's torn down — and in time for prom The Utah high school where Footloose was filmed invited Kevin Bacon to visit for their prom on the 40th anniversary of the film's release. Ciara Hulet
Book Club Check-in: Jamie Ford is a heartbreaker Jamie Ford doesn’t need me to tell him he's an exceptional writer, but I sure would like to have a word with him about his talent for setting a pleasant mood – and killing it in brutal fashion. Katie Campbell
Life Kit: Swimming skills Do you know how to swim well enough to save your life? NPR's Life Kit lays out the five basic water safety and swimming skills that can help prevent drowning. Marielle Segarra
National USC cancels filmmaker's keynote amid controversy over canceled valedictorian speech USC announced the cancellation of a keynote speech by filmmaker Jon M. Chu just days after making the choice to keep the student valedictorian, who expressed support for Palestinians, from speaking. The Associated Press
National Cookbook author Joan Nathan looks at her own culinary history in 'My Life in Recipes' Joan Nathan has spent her life exploring Jewish culture through recipes. Now in her 80s, her new book is her most personal work yet — excavating her own culinary history. Mia Venkat William Troop Ari Shapiro
World Now a poet, a boy in Jamaica could barely read until a teacher-in-training came along Juleus Ghunta is a published children's author and award-winning poet. But growing up in rural Jamaica, he could barely read. When he was about 12, a young teacher-in-training arrived at his school.
World This Nigerian chess master aims to raise money by playing the longest continuous game Under the glare of the lights in New York's Time Square, a Nigerian chess master makes his bid to break the world record for the longest continuous chess game to raise money for children back home. Emmanuel Akinwotu
National Diving into Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets Department' In the middle of a worldwide tour that has grossed more than one billion dollars, Taylor Swift has released her 11th album. It's called The Tortured Poets Department. Hazel Cills