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A great way for kids to brush up on reading skills? Why, reading to the barber, of course. That's the idea at one barbershop in Ypsilanti, Mich. Oh, and in Houston, Dubuque, Iowa, and Columbus, Ohio.

Fresh Air's TV critic spends a lot of time watching television — in part because there are so many great shows to watch. Godless, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Fargo are also among his favorites.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Pennsylvania's top elections official, Al Schmidt, about how the commonwealth is preparing for the Election Day vote count.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Matt Zemek, editor for Trojans Wire, about the cardiac arrest scare of top USC basketball prospect, Bronny James.

The U.S., India and Brazil lead with the most cases and account for nearly half of the world count. The U.S. alone is poised to hit 10 million cases as hospitalizations continue to climb.

The top stories for March 13, 2026, including an update on Thursday's shooting that killed an ROTC instructor at Old Dominion University, an update on where the General Assembly stands on data centers, and a look at lawmakers' unfinished business in the weekly chat between Michael Pope and analyst Jeff Schapiro.

The top stories for March 18, 2026, including a bill before Gov. Spanberger to launch a marijuana marketplace by 2027, an appeals court hears arguments in a case involving a transgender former Liberty University employee, and property owners vent over the state's major utilities' plans for a high-voltage power line.

The top stories for March 19, 2026, including what progress was made in a measure to remove Richmond's last Confederate monuments, UVA research shows some COVID and flu cases could lead to lung cancer later in life, and part 2 in a series on the energy landscape suggests power bills will continue to rise.

The top stories for March 24, 2026, including efforts to restore Obamacare subsidies, a group working to protect national parks joins the debate over data centers, and a Charlottesville-area doctor specializing in LGBTQ care continues her efforts despite changes from the Trump administration.

The top stories for April 1, 2026, including a legal effort by environmental groups to block expansion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, Gov. Spanberger signs her first batch of bills, and we get to know Melinda McCall, a large animal veterinarian in Central Virginia.