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  • There are songs, and then there are anthems. Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" is a popular power anthem now, but almost never saw light of day. In his new book, music journalist Alan Light charts the unlikely rise of the song through countless weddings, funerals and in film and television.
  • As spring blooms, so too does new Milwaukee Recreation programming. WUWM's Jimmy Gutierrez discusses their Spring Recreation Guide with Milwaukee Rec's Erica Wasserman.
  • President Trump has lunch on Capitol Hill Tuesday as he and GOP leaders aim to pass a tax bill by Christmas. And, Pope Francis, who's visiting Myanmar, meets with the country's civilian leader.
  • Bernie Sanders addressed the Democratic National Convention Monday night, after a day of disunity in the Philadelphia arena. Read his speech here.
  • While 'all eyes will be on Milwaukee' and there might be 'sweet, sweet traffic' for local digital sites during the GOP convention, Matt Wild, co-founder of "Milwaukee Record," is weighing whether to stick around.
  • A look at the science making the rounds in the headlines this week — from a new study on virtual reality sickness to whether there's any science behind the ever-trendy 10,000 step goal and ice baths.
  • More than 400 people have bid on a rare Pokemon card on eBay with a "buy it now" price of $100,000. The limited edition card is one of six in circulation. It was originally created as a prize for those who won a Pokemon Card Game Illustration contest.
  • Most of Hurricane Katrina's vital statistics are well known: 1,000 people dead, a million displaced. Hundreds of thousands of homes damaged. And in Louisiana alone, 55 million cubic yards of debris... enough to fill the Superdome 11 times.
  • Two authors journey beyond the coastal cities of Beijing and Shanghai to collect stories and recipes from China's "minority peoples," whose tribal cultures may be in danger of vanishing.
  • Many people began working from Airbnbs during the pandemic. Now the company is shifting to a remote work model, allowing its employees to be located anywhere in the country they currently work in.
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