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  • Tuj Lub is a traditional Hmong sport that is putting down roots in the U.S. It's played with long poles and spinning tops.
  • Fighting childhood obesity is both a personal and a public mission for first lady Michelle Obama. She has rethought her daughters' diets, and she launched the Let's Move! initiative to encourage more healthful lifestyles. She talks about ways to get children to eat well, and her new book, American Grown.
  • The Rolling Stones hit the top of the charts 35 years ago this weekend with the song "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." We hear an excerpt of the song.
  • Institutional Investor's Alpha, a publication focusing on hedge funds, released its annual "Rich List" Monday. It estimates the world's top 25 fund managers earned a combined $14.14 billion last year. The total is down slightly from the year before.
  • This week, Shaboozey becomes only the second Black artist ever to top Billboard's pop and country singles charts at the same time. The first, earlier this year, was his collaborator, Beyoncé.
  • Unlike most of its neighbors in the top 10, Lenae's slow-burning hit actually sounds like summer, says NPR Music's Stephen Thompson. It's a buoyant R&B throwback with a sugar rush vibe that fits in at pool parties, barbecues and beach hangs.
  • A new law firm formed this week with a mission to challenge President Trump's executive power. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with James Pearce, one of the firm's top lawyers, about the legal void it intends to fill.
  • Andrej Pejic — a male model — walks the runway in both menswear and women's wear for top designers. Jean Paul Gaultier kick-started the Bosnian-born model's career by sending him down the runway in a sheer bridal gown last year.
  • If you're a parent of young kids or teens, you most likely spent your weekend at a field watching soccer, lacrosse or baseball. Blake Lothian spends his weekends in go-kart races.
  • In his speech, President Obama painted a fairly rosy picture of the economy, but many Americans say they aren't seeing it. We dig into the president's remarks and compare them to the average American's experience.
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