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Springtime means cherry blossoms in the nation's capital. On a recent breezy morning, with peak bloom still two days away, the Tidal Basin was packed with both blossoms and visitors.

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks with playwright Larissa FastHorse about her new play FAKE IT UNTIL YOU MAKE IT, playing at DC's Arena Stage.

Plenty of songs celebrate drinking. But what about music that finds joy in — well, not drinking? Music critic Sasha Frere-Jones reflects upon a few songs that have been meaningful to his sobriety.

Local officials are being pressed for answers over the deadly flash flooding in Texas that left dozens dead. And, the Trump administration plans to send letters to countries with new tariff rates.

Jeff Buckley's only studio album, "Grace," turns 30 this month. NPR's Adrian Ma talks with Rolling Stone writer Brittany Spanos and musician Tony Bernardo about the album's enduring legacy.

The group Animals Lebanon says it rescued Sara the lion cub from abuse by a Lebanese social media influencer, kept it safe in Beirut and sent it to a wildlife sanctuary in South Africa.

For some marginalized communities the second Trump term is fraught with fears over personal safety. In Minneapolis, one organization is helping neighbors with de-escalation services and gun training.

Multiple people have given stiff-arm salutes after Elon Musk did it twice on Inauguration Day. Many claim it was a joke but extremism experts worry the once-taboo salute is getting normalized.

The Ecosystems Mission Area helps researchers track everything from birds and bees to floods and fires. Trump wants to cut it by about 90%, gutting a key federal ecological program.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with David McCloskey, whose new spy versus spy novel Moscow X is about a CIA officer scheming to recruit a Russian intelligence officer — and vice versa.