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Races in Georgia and Kansas to replace GOP lawmakers who joined the Trump administration are surprising activists, pundits and both political parties in an unsettled political environment.

Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg talks to Peggy Salinger, the daughter J.D. Salinger about her new book Dream Catcher: A Memoir. A testimonial about life hidden away with the Salinger family. (6:53) Dream Catcher: A Memoir is published by Washington Square Press ISBN 06710

A giant, 6-ton potato is being rented on Airbnb in Idaho.

Tensions are escalating between the U.S. and Russia and there's another shakeup in the president's cabinet. David Brooks of the New York Times and E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and the Brookings Institution join NPR's Ari Shapiro to discuss the week in politics.

It's an injury that can occur in childbirth. And it takes a toll in poor countries, where corrective surgery may not be available.

On Monday night, HBO will air the documentary "3 ½ Minutes, 10 Bullets," about the murder of Jordan Davis in Jacksonville, Fla., at the hands of Michael Dunn, who objected to the volume of the music Davis was listening to. Host Michel Martin speaks with Davis' parents Ron Davis and Lucia McBath.

In the final episode of NPR's Rough Translation podcast, Aktham Abulhusn seeks help from a dating coach in Berlin to learn the unwritten rules of German culture. He hopes to find a girlfriend.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with a multinational group of Muslims to get their reaction to the shootings in New Zealand: Tahir Nawaz, Mohamed Labidi, Mona Eltahawy, and Johari Abdul-Malik.

Alex Kotlowitz talks to NPR's Michel Martin about his book American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago. It explores the effects of daily gun violence on the spirit of individuals and the community.

NPR has heard from more than 50 veterans around the country who are upset about the VA cutting a program that was helping vets avoid foreclosure. Veterans now have worse options than most Americans.