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Host Melissa Block talks with Rob Turner, instructor of Baroque flute and recorder at the University of Virginia. He describes and plays a crystal flute owned by President James Madison. The flute was made in 1813 by French clock-maker turned flute-maker Claude Laurent. His design determined the way the keys are configured on most modern-day woodwinds. For more info on the flute maker, click here.

With Arnold Schwarzeneggger declaring he's out of the movie action-hero business, we look at the stars left to fill his shoes. Wesley Snipes? Sylvester Stallone? Claude Van Damme? Steven Segal? Bruce Willis? The Rock? Vin Diesel? Christian Bale? Chuck Norris? Or is the genre dying or dead? We talk with movie Webmaster Nick Nunziata.

It's President Biden's first trip to Canada as president. He and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are expected to discuss their concerns about the security crisis in Haiti.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Eric Schneiderman, New York State Attorney General, about his investigation of a company selling fake followers on social media. Some of the profiles being used have been stolen from real people.

This week, the rapper Future hit #1 on Billboard's albums chart for a third time in the last six months. Meanwhile, on the songs, chart, stasis is becoming the coin of the realm.

Taylor Swift's chokehold on the Hot 100 is loosening, and that's made room for two fresh career milestones.

Former colleagues allege the chief Washington correspondent left Fox News after sexually harassing female co-workers. Rosen's departure followed network scrutiny of his behavior toward women there.

A slew of federal agencies and media outlets have relied on professor Bruce Bagley's expertise on organized crime. This week he was arrested for his alleged role in an elaborate corruption scheme.

Johnson spent more than three years as superintendent, during a turbulent time when the department was trying to restore the public's faith in police after the shooting death of Laquan McDonald.

Japan can call itself the world champion of baseball. The Japanese team captured the inaugural World Baseball Classic by beating Cuba 10-6 in the championship game San Diego.