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Melissa Jaco reports on the growing number of dog thefts in Missouri. Research labs and breeders sometimes purchase stolen pets, often unknowingly. Law enforcement officials in several Missouri counties are collaborating to stop the thieves, but so far no one has been arrested.

NPR's Emily Harris reports that the government is trying to eliminate holiday shipping problems with on-line retailers. Last year many customers who bought items on the Internet had to wait for their purchases well past the holidays.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Brian Malin from Purchase, N.Y. (He listens to Weekend Edition on member station WNYC in New York City.)

NPR has documented an alarming pattern of hoax school shooting calls across the country. Now another pattern has emerged: bad actors using these moments to spread misinformation online.

The people who died had been slowed or stopped in traffic beneath the new pedestrian bridge. The main span was installed Saturday near the campus of Florida International University.

Five authors, librarians and book shop owners suggest turning to literature to help teach kids about Black history, culture and themes for this Black History Month.

This Sunday's politics chat covers some of the many questions in Washington right now — including those surrounding the Jan. 6 investigation and its consequences for former President Donald Trump.

Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was convicted of "spreading false information" about the Russian army.

The protest group Just Resisting is demanding changes in the way Martin Luther King Park's casino is used. It is part of a larger fight for a smaller…

State Republican lawmakers are blasting Gov. Andrew Cuomo for extending the 11 p.m. curfew for bars and restaurants until May 6, and Senate Democrats for…