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Americans across the U.S. are celebrating King's legacy this weekend. One way to reflect on his life and message is by revisiting his celebrated 1963 speech delivered at the Lincoln Memorial.

The answer dates back to the 19th century and involves buggies, the Sabbath and farming.

Today is Pioneer Day, when Mormons celebrate the day their ancestors first came to Utah almost 150 years ago. But Utah was seen as a haven for other religious groups as well. At the turn of the century, a small gorup of Jews from the East created Clarion, a community in the desert dedicated to a return to the land by Jews. Despite help from Mormon farmers, these pioneers failed. Reporter Maria Titze (teet-suh) of member station KUER revisits Clarion and some of the people who remember it. (9:00) (IN S

The end of the government shutdown is dominating conversation in Washington, D.C., but how's it playing out across the country? Host Michel Martin catches up with a group of regional newspaper editors for some perspective: Michael Smolens of U-T San Diego, Dana Coffield of The Denver Post, and Christopher Ave of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

On Mother's Day, a Liberian mom might get a tiara and a title. And on Day 2 of Liberia's Ebola-free status, people were thrilled to add hugs to their tribute.

On Sunday, the state saw 853 hospitalizations because of the coronavirus, which was the lowest since March 18. Also, only 391 people tested positive of more than 46,000 people tested that day.

"Cyro," under development at Virginia Tech, looks and moves like a jellyfish. Researchers say it could be used for studying the oceans and cleaning up oil spills.

Hills in Ireland are covered in a dry shrub called gorse that is responsible for many of the fires there. Goats love to eat gorse.

For at least 40 years, shortwave listeners have been stumbling across the eerie sound of unidentified stations transmitting only voices chanting numbers. Speculation on their purpose has ranged from UFO landing coordinates to international espionage. We explore the mystery of the shortwave numbers stations through the recordings compiled by hardcore numbers monitors.

Veteran radio host Betto Arcos has just returned from a trip to Colombia, and he comes to Alt.Latino bearing gifts — including a deep dive into the country's best folk and contemporary music.