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The Houston rapper's newest hit is the 83rd song in chart history to debut at the very top of Billboard's Hot 100. More than half of the songs to achieve the feat have done so in the last five years.

Though the potato dumplings are found all over Italy, it's only in Verona that the dish inspired a pre-Lent holiday, complete with a parade, costumes and an elected Santa-esque figure, Papà del Gnoco.

Longtime investigative reporter and editor Robert Little leads NPR's investigations team, working with reporters, producers, and editors to develop investigative stories for all of NPR's broadcast and digital platforms. Since joining NPR in 2013, Little has directed and edited many of the network's signature investigative projects.

For the past 20 years, amateur cook Roger Mummert has run the multicultural Latke Festival on Long Island. This year's cooking-contest entries included Mexi-latkes, pesto latkes and Thai latkes with lemongrass, among other gourmet treats. NPR's Robert Smith reports.

For some survivors of destructive wildfires in the North State, recovery is just beginning. Also, a highly contagious COVID-19 subvariant is detected in Shasta County, and an investigative reporter explores how climate change is taught in schools.

Rising gas prices and the pandemic boost e-bike popularity. Also, a new poll shows California voters support more protections for farmworkers in wildfire evacuation zones, and a state law enforcement commission held a special meeting Thursday on police misconduct.

Firefighters say forward progress has been stopped on the Rancho Fire in Tehama County. Also, a bill introduced in Washington D.C. is aimed at speeding up reimbursements to local fire departments, and California lawmakers want to revoke the tax-exempt status of nonprofit groups accused of treason.

Officials estimate that fuel reduction treatments should take place on more than 18,000 acres each year in Butte County. Also, specialized state COVID-19 testing sites that offer treatment are seeing fewer patients than anticipated, Republican lawmakers call for action on gas prices, and Sacramento is trying to curb harassment outside reproductive health care facilities.

The city of Chico says its Pallet shelter site for the homeless will open today. Also, a California bill would require schools to send firearm safety information to parents, and a poll finds a large majority of the state’s young adults are concerned about climate change.

It's a slow week on the Billboard charts, but a few albums and singles are still having a huge impact, including Drake's new single, "What Did I Miss?," and the soundtrack to the Netflix original movie KPop Demon Hunters.