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Andy Goldsworthy, a sculptor best known for impermanent works in nature made of leaves, rocks and even ice, has created a permanent slate structure for the National Gallery of Art. To do so, he studied optics and physics to create a series of domes that should stand forever without any cement.

A new study says that MRIs find about twice as many breast cancers as mammograms. Specialists say that high-risk women should have both an MRI and a mammogram, which remains better at detecting certain types of cancer. NPR's Richard Knox reports.

As the head pastry chef to five U.S. presidents, Roland Mesnier has dazzled White House visitors for 25 years. Now he's retiring. NPR's Renee Montagne visits Mesnier.

Virginia legislators considered dozens of budget amendments from Governor Glenn Youngkin in a session that ran into late Friday evening.

Richard Friedman of Silver Spring, Md., plays this week's puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

The comic artist was discovered off the coast of Nago, Okinawa, Japan, wearing snorkeling gear. First published in 1996, the series he created became a worldwide sensation.

Faced with a potential government shutdown, the Senate votes to raise the nation's debt limit for the fourth time in five years, to $9 trillion. That's about $30,000 for every man, woman and child in the United States. The debt now stands at more than $8.2 trillion.

King cake is a treat tied to the Mardi Gras season in New Orleans. With so many people returning to the city from far-flung places, this special Danish-like confection is flying off the shelves at local bakeries.

Voters in five congressional districts will be selecting candidates, plus a handful of local elections will also be on the ballot.

Nine Inch Nails leader Trent Reznor spent most of the 1990s belting out misanthropic anthems for young people decked out in dark eyeliner and combat boots. On Ghosts I-IV, Reznor drops the singing and puts his thick soundscapes in the center ring. It's a whole new world.