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NPR's Renee Montagne reports on a group of six Thai elephants that have been honing their musical abilities. They just released their first CD. Hear a song from that CD entitled Temple Music. You can find out more at www.mulatta.org. (6:43-8:20)

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says that the Marc Rich pardon is going to leave a lasting stain on the Clintons' reputation.

NPR's Guy Raz reports that this past weekend some ten thousand European fans converged on Berlin for a country/western music festival. Germans -- long fascinated with the American West -- are among Europe's most avid devotees of country/western. {The festival this weekend featured German language bands, line dancing, and performers in Indian headdresses attempting to re-create Native American dances.}

The Justice Department has reached an $88 million settlement with the victims of the racist church massacre in Charleston S.C. over the flawed background check which allowed the shooter to buy a gun.

Jurors in the Charlottesville, Va., trial stemming from the deadly 2017 'Unite the Right' rally heard opening statements Thursday. Two dozen defendants are on trial.

Big oil companies are converting refineries to make "renewable diesel" from soybean oil or beef tallow. It's driven by policies intended to help the climate, but there's a big environmental risk.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the company is shifting its focus toward the metaverse, part of a bid for younger users who now prefer TikTok to Facebook or Instagram.

Linda Wertheimer visits the acclaimed Chanterelle restaurant in the Tribeca area of Manhattan to talk to the chef and owner about his new cookbook, Staff Meals from Chanterelle. David Waltuck has put together the recipes for the meals the staff eats every day at 4:30 before they start serving dinner to customers. The staff meals are home-style in contrast to the sophisticated gourmet food served to the Chanterelle customers. Staff Meals from Chanterelle is written by David Waltuck and Melicia Phillips and is published by Workman Publishing.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports from Colombia on the growing power of right-wing paramilitary groups in that country's decades-old guerilla war. The paramilitary groups have been responsible for hundreds of deaths in recent months.

Commentator Laura Archer Pulfer thinks she may have found the most ridiculous way to waste money...at an Oxygen bar.