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The Best American Short Stories is a popular anthology containing works in a not-so-popular genre. Weekend Edition host Scott Simon talks with this year's guest editor, novelist Sue Miller, about the state of the short story and the works she chose for the 2002 edition. (8:20)

NPR's Jerry Hadden reports from Santiago, Chile, on the case of two American journalists killed during Gen. Augusto Pinochet's 1973 coup. The widow of one has been seeking answers in her husband's case for nearly 30 years. Now, with Pinochet's hold on the Chilean court system loosening, she finally has hope.

The deal makes Romo — who has one playoff victory — the highest-paid player in franchise history. The agreed-to terms stipulate that $55 million are guaranteed.

Caleb Williams was taken No. 1 by the Chicago Bears in Thursday's NFL Draft. Williams, who played quarterback at Southern California and Oklahoma, faced challenges at a young age.

A Pew Research Center study shows that the two groups disagree most strongly on the safety of GM foods, the use of animals in research, climate change and human evolution.

The author of the widely acclaimed Same Difference returns with a new graphic novel. An engaging tale of disaffected 20-somethings, Tune will feel familiar to fans of Kim's earlier work. Maybe a little too familiar — until the aliens arrive.

The Department of State cautioned Americans on Thursday not to travel to Pakistan. Officials also ordered nonessential government personnel to leave the U.S. Consulate in Lahore.

Don Gonyea speaks with Vladimir Rouvinski of Universidad Icesi in Colombia about Russia's outreach to Latin American countries during the Ukraine crisis.

U.S. employers added 638,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate dipped to 6.9%. A winter spike in coronavirus infections threatens to further weaken job growth.

Author Peter Straub knows a bit about terror. As the editor of the new two-volume set American Fantastic: Tales, Terror and the Uncanny, he spent two years researching the best — and scariest — American stories, dating from the age of Edgar Allan Poe to the present.