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Anne Carson's Autobiography of Red, a novel in verse, was published more than a decade ago and has a loyal following. Reviewer Rosecrans Baldwin says those fans are sure to be delighted with Carson's new follow-up novel, Red Doc>.

Norman Bridwell, the beloved creator of the classic children's book character, Clifford the Big Red Dog, died last week. NPR's Scott Simon remembers the author.

NPR's Danielle Nett looked at a page of the report and saw the image of Billy Porter in a black velvet gown. He matched other black-and-white styles with pages of the redacted report. It went viral.

2: Journalist JAMES TRAUB has written "City on a Hill: Testing the American Dream at City College." This is an exploration of the "open admissions policy" that was implemented at the College in 1970, and the effects this policy has had on the school. TRAUB examined remedial classes and struggling students, and talked to administrators and professors including Leonard Jeffries, the controversial Chair of the Black Studies Department.

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun got grilled by senators on Capitol Hill. It was his first public testimony since a door plug panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max jet in midair in January.

The state Department of Health says tap water in the Pearl City Peninsula housing area is now safe to drink after a fuel leak at the Red Hill fuel storage facility contaminated the water system in November.

Work is underway on a U.S. military fuel storage facility in the Asia-Pacific. It’s nowhere near Red Hill — in fact it’s more than 5,000 miles away. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.

NPR's A Martínez talks to Rep. Karen Bass about bipartisan efforts on police reform that essentially ended. Bass authored the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which passed the House in March.

NPR's A Martínez talks to Rep. Karen Bass about bipartisan efforts on police reform that essentially ended. Bass authored the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which passed the House in March.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Yale historian Joanne Freeman, author of The Field of Blood, about recent altercations between lawmakers in Congress.